The future of Linux is the Death of Packages?

[ryanvade]

Canonical's announcement of Snappy Ubuntu, which I thought was merely IoT devices, some server applications, and phones, is apparently going to be the future of the Ubuntu Desktop. No more apt. In fact no more packages but rather "containers" using Apparmor to sandbox them from other applications. Canonical plans on releasing an Ubuntu Snappy desktop version of 15.10. We also have Ubuntus transition to MIR and Unity 8 to worry about as well.

Is this what the community wants? Will these new "container" systems be easier to manage? What about other distributions? What about developers?

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+WillCooke/posts/AxfoU3N1Ezo
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2942...nal-linux-packages-with-something-better.html
https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/#tour

 

[Virneto]

I don't think canonical will be the one determining the future of Linux!!

 

[rstanley]

Canonical is famous for doing whatever it wants to and ignores everyone else. I refuse to use any version of Ubuntu, for this and many other reasons. Nothing to see here! Move along! Move along! ;^)

 

[ryanvade]

Yes but we have to remember that SOO many new users start with Ubuntu or one of its derivatives.

 

[rstanley]

I have read about so many people starting out with Ubuntu, becoming dissatisfied and move on to a "Real" Linux Distro. I have to wonder if Canonical is doing more harm to the reputation of Linux than improving it.

I don't see many Distros following their lead with this new idea.

 

[ryanvade]

I have read about so many people starting out with Ubuntu, becoming dissatisfied and move on to a "Real" Linux Distro. I have to wonder if Canonical is doing more harm to the reputation of Linux than improving it.

I don't see many Distros following their lead with this new idea.

I see more people using Ubuntu then switching to OS X than to other distros. I don't think many other distros are going to adopt canonicals new concept very quickly either.

 

[Darren Hale]

You will never see Puppy or similar go down this path.