I have updated from 19.10 to 20.04 and have been using gnome-logs to check everything is working ok. In fact I have posted here about a couple of warnings, so I am 100% sure it has been working in 20.04. Then today gnome-logs didn't start from the dash so I called it from the console and got this message:
$ gnome-logs
Der Befehl 'gnome-logs' wurde nicht gefunden, kann aber installiert werden mit:
sudo snap install gnome-logs # version 3.34.0, or sudo apt install gnome-logs # version 3.34.0-1ubuntu1
(The German reads "The command 'gnome-logs' was not found but can be installed with: .......)
I have no idea how or why it it disappeared but I reinstalled it with sudo apt-get install gnome-logs
and the version 3.34.0 was installed and works as it did previously. If anyone has an idea of why gnome-logs just disappeared I love to know why, but for now my main question is this:
Is it advantageous for me to use snap? I have plenty of room on my hard-drive and I understand (and being happy with apt I haven't really studied it) that snap doesn't share libraries among programs but installs libraries for exclusive use by each program. I can see the pros and cons of this but have never had a problem with Ubuntu using apt. Is there any good reason for me to start installing via snap? And if I start now won't I have a mongrel system with apt and snap apps and programs which could lead to problems later on?
Edit: How would I know, as an end user, which from apt or snap is best for each need. Why did the system recommend a snap for gnome-logs? Is the system helping me decide which installation app to use, or simply choosing snap for everything from now on?
gnome-logs
is a deb package for my system (groovy or what will be 20.10; it won't have changed since i was on 20.04/focal I bet either). Iwhereis gnome-logs
thendpkg -S
to get it was fromgnome-logs
package. Personally I decide myself &apt install
orsnap install
(usually opting for deb's). My usual need/reason for snap is because a deb isn't available (or is a hassle for some reason), OR i need a specific version that the deb version won't give me. – guiverc Jun 06 '20 at 10:19