<style>@font-face{font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}</style><font face="Calibri"><p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">>Snaps are already supported in the 16.04 base, you can play with them</span><br>
>now. It's just an idea, but maybe either snaps or XDG would make it<br>
>easier to run the latest version of GNOME 3 desktop/apps under Ubuntu.<br>
>Leo</p>
<p dir=ltr><span style="color: #1f497d;">Yes</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">like</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">idea</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">It</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">could</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">more</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stable</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> 16.04 </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">users</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">use</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">more</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">recent</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">GNOME</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> applications via </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Flatpak</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">rather</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">than</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">PPA</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> (</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">PPA</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">could</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">kept</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">works</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">well</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">then</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">perhaps</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Flatpak</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> should be the recommended option). </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Or</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">we</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">want</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">avoid</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">using</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">too</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">many</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">universal</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">package</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">formats</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">we</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">could</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">try</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">bundling</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">all</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">GNOME</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">apps</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">bundled</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">for</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Flatpak</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">into</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Snappy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">instead</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> - </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">but</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> could be </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">lot</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">of</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">work</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">maintain</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">think</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">would</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">in</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">keeping</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">with</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Next</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">philosophy</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">try</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">and</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">get</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> an </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> GNOME LTS + </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">recent</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">front-end</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">GNOME</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">applications</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">system</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">to</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">work</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">. </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Having</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">said</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">that</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">, </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Flatpak</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">system</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">installs</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">a</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">GNOME</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> 3.20 </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">runtime</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">so</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">I</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">don't</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">know</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">if</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">it</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">would</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">be</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">much</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">more</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">stable</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">than</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">simply</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">running</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">GNOME</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> 3.20 </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">on</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Ubuntu</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">LTS</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">via</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">the</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">APT</span><span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">PPA</span><span style="color: #1f497d;">?</span></p>
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