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abdelhamed abdin
Asked: 2020-09-03 10:47:55 +0800 CST

what is the difference between snap and apt/apt-get? [duplicate]

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I'm new in ubuntu and when I try every time to install a program sometimes I install the program by apt-get command or by snap so, please anyone can tell me when I should use snap or apt-get?
thank you

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    Both snap and apt are package management systems. Apt was designed to work with Debian distributions, like Ubuntu, while snap is universal and used on various range of Linux distributions. Apt simply installs contents of the package in a location specified in the package description, and software installed in this way may require system or 3rd party libraries, while snaps are self-contained, run in a sandbox and do not communicate directly with the host system.

    Also apt is free and is the part of the Debian project, while snap was created commercially.

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