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Cake day: April 30th, 2024

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  • the difference is that the folder/package structure for other package manager is open and well known
    everyone can host their own i.e. apt, pacman or Flatpak repository with little effort

    the required folder/package structure for snaps is no longer open and you cannot change the default snap repository either easily






  • Once I realize a package is going to take ages to get ready, is it possible to safely intervene to stop the process? I try to avoid it because in general I understand arch-based distros don’t like “partial” installs. But is it safe to stop compiling? No changes have yet been made, right?

    AUR helper do that user friendly, just cancel the process with CTRL-C
    the package gets installed only at the END of the compilation

    compiling manually (no PKGBUILD or AUR helper) will be different, especially if don’t build a package first
    things like make install usually don’t and can leave a mess