[GNC] Snap Package Manager

[Ronal B Morse]

I have very limited experience with SNAP on Ubuntu.  It's been generally 
good, but not completely problem free. I have thought about trying to 
create a SNAP for GnuCash 3.0, but first I'll have to get it to build 
cleanly in the native environment, something has so far eluded me.

As I understand it, applications installed as a SNAP package are 
self-contained and sandboxed.  So, in theory, a SNAP of GnuCash should 
install alongside an existing version from repository and never the 
'twain shall meet.

In reality -- I don't know.  But I know one way to find out...

Backups, I think would be the order of the day if anyone is going to 
pursue this.

Ron Morse


On 04/16/2018 07:51 AM, Les wrote:
> Hello Everyone:
>
> I am currently running LInux Mint 18.2 and GC 2.6.17 (the latest from
> getdebs.net).
>
> Recently, I was reading the Linux Mint blog which mentioned a new
> package manager called Snap, described as a self-contained package
> manager containing all dependencies.  I checked Synaptic and found Snapd
> and installed it
>
> I used Snapd to install a new (to me) web browser called Brave.  After
> the installation completed, I went to applications but there was no
> listing for Brave.  Not what I expected, but no big deal.
>
> I then did a listing of Snap packages and found Gnucash 2.6.21 listed.
>
> Assuming I try to install GC using Snap, would I need to uninstall GC
> 2.6.17 first?
>
> Does anyone have experience with Snap?
>
> Regards,
>
> Les
>
>
>
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