Re: [PLUG] One app, one directory, no install/uninstall...

[JP Vossen via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

On 5/18/20 7:13 PM, Fred Stluka via plug wrote:
...
> The only real need for an install program is to share single
> copies of library files and such, right?  Seems like there ought
> to be a better way....

You know you just described "Snaps" (Ubuntu, [1]) and "Flatpack," [2] 
right?  See also: https://xkcd.com/927/.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snappy_(package_manager)
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatpak

Later,
JP
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