Solus Announces Transition Away from Snap
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Solus Project has announced the removal of the AppArmor patchset from the Linux kernel version 6.9 in their Current branch. This change marks the beginning of the end for Snap package support in the distro, signaling a shift towards using Flatpak as the preferred software installation framework.
To clarify, Solus has shipped with Snap and Flatpak support in tandem since 2017, giving users a choice of which of the two (or both together) distro-agnostic software formats to use. Now, back to the topic.
The immediate consequence of this update for users is that Snap packages will now operate under partial confinement. This means they will have limited isolation from the rest of the system, potentially exposing users to security risks if not managed correctly.
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Solus Linux Starts Snap Removal: AppArmor Patchset First To Go
Solus is one of those Linux distributions that's built from scratch. Even though it has had its fair share of ups and downs, its developers have been able to consistently provide a reliable experience to their users.
Since some time, it has been shipping with pre-installed support for Snaps, the infamous packaging format by Canonical. However, that is now changing.
For better or for the worse? I will leave that to you to decide.