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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by fao_ on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:45PM (#22024118)
Yes, and it sounds ideal but I've had a recurring problem where having snap installed on a system increases the boot time, and apps hang on load. They stop hanging when I install the native app, and use that instead.
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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by ric2b on Friday January 24, 2020 @06:56AM (#22137309)
IIRC that's because Snap's are stored compressed and have to be uncompressed when you first run them after boot.

I think that's because Snap is also meant to be used in IOT where disk space is limited but it definitely should be optional on work machines with lots of disk space.

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