Why “Apt” is being discussed
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An update to the apt version of Firefox used to happen in the background, so yes you didn't get the new version until you restarted it, but you didn't need to shut it down to ap…
by ndsipa_pomu · Oct 15, 2026
This analogy doesn’t work. A more apt analogy is Nestle putting a pump down in the well and sucking out industrial quantities of water but simultaneously digging more wells as w…
by dyauspitr · Oct 15, 2026
I mean an apt update of Firefox also doesn't get applied until you restart the app, there's just no mechanism to remind you to do so. I imagine you can turn the reminders off?
by queenkjuul · Oct 15, 2026
Not really, you can't opt out of apt without changing distros, or opt out of systemd without changing distros. So why does snap in particular elicit this reaction. Like every di…
by queenkjuul · Oct 15, 2026
Can't stress enough how bad snaps have been. Even when you do an apt install chromium , it does a snap install .. the worst part is snaps don't even work well everywhere.. (add…
by saidinesh5 · Oct 15, 2026
It's not about universities, it's about grant funding over the next few years. It is very apt to collapse if AI is more useful than people. Why pay people to find this when toke…
by pixl97 · Oct 15, 2026
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Apt. is an abbreviation for apartment. Read more on Wikipedia