I'd like to hear from anyone that is using snaps. I'm currently using Ubuntu 17.10 and have heard of them but haven't noticed them anywhere. Is it something I should consider using? Generally happy with slack in the browser currently.
There's a "bug" which requires a Ubuntu account to load "snaps". It hasn't been fixed, despite claims that a Ubuntu account is unnecessary for that function.
Uhm, i never had an Ubuntu account and am pretty sure I tried a few snaps last time I checked out Ubuntu.
The software center has the bug, the cli tool works fine.
Not any more.
That was a bug, it was fixed just before Christmas.
They worked fine in my experience. The isolation is a nice concept, although it pollutes /etc/mtab (each app will appear as a mounted volume). It definitely helps developers not having to worry about .deb and .rpm, you configure a snap and then Ubuntu has automated services that will do all heavy lifting for you.