Apt vs Snap

[RedP]

The title is self-explanatory, but I would like to know the pros and cons of each and what you guys recommend.

[Guest]

• Repository (APT)
  • Pros
    • Packages are in your distros repository
    • Packages are built against your current distro release
    • System Dependency Resolution
    • Anyone can start a third party repo
    • Follows System Permissions
  • Cons
    • Easier to gain system access compared to FlatPak and Snap
    • The package has to be packaged for your system for it to be available
    • Packages rely on versioning
• FlatPak
  • Pros
    • Packages are available in a central repository which can be accessed by any distribution
    • Packages run in containers limiting access to the system
    • Packages don't rely on versioning
    • Less resource intensive than snaps
    • Faster than snaps
    • Anyone can start a third party repo
  • Cons
    • More resource intensive than native
    • Slower than Native
    • Permission's can be a pain
    • May not follow system customization settings
    • Doesn't handle system dependency resolution
• Snap
  • Pros
    • Packages are available in a central repository which can be accessed by any distribution
    • Packages run in containers limiting access to the system
    • Packages don't rely on versioning
  • Cons
    • Permission's can be a pain
    • May not follow system customization settings
    • Doesn't handle system dependency resolution
    • Canonical (Ubuntu) has full control over the one and only repo
    • Are fairly more resource intensive than Native and FlatPak
    • Are slower than Native and FlatPak

 

Based on Availability I would install packages in this order

1. Native Repo
2. Flatpak
3. Snap