asked 2016-06-15 10:54:57 +0300
I just received this in my mailbox. Snap packages The snap packages are apparently supposed to be able to run on top of a existing Linux install. Would it be possible to run a Snap application on a Jolla device?
answered 2016-06-15 11:27:23 +0300
Snap packages are nice but they will not work since most of the snap packages are running on X11 and not Wayland (the display server of SFOS). Ubuntu maker Canonical is trying to get X11 programs running on the MIR display server but MIR is totally different then Wayland.
Most of the X11 programs are not even compiled to run on ARM devices. That's why Canonical is putting in a lot of effort to convince developers to release an ARM version like Firefox, Libreoffice, GIMP, ... Those programs are still X11 but they have an ARM port.
Dylan Van Assche ( 2016-06-15 18:09:46 +0300 )editIn here I learn continuously. Interesting but probably takes some efforts to make it real in Sailfish then. Thanks for the input @Dylan Van Assche
plemil ( 2016-06-16 09:28:09 +0300 )editThis isn't a full answer, there's the Snap Packaging format which will work fine on sailfish i think (maybe kernel version dependent) and then there's the App within the Snap Package which may or may not require X11 to function.
If you put an Sailfish App into a Snap Package, then I don't see why it wouldn't work so long as the sandboxing was configured for whatever capabilities it requires.
r0kk3rz ( 2016-06-16 15:18:32 +0300 )editHow about Flatpak which would use Wayland? https://together.jolla.com/question/136123/flatpak-as-a-app-distribution-format/
KylliOrvokki ( 2016-07-11 12:12:59 +0300 )editanswered 2017-04-19 16:30:34 +0300
I am currently starting to try and bring snaps to Sailfish OS. While it seems generally possible and snaps are already ported to fedora (I hope to recycle some code) there are some setbacks: I am not an experienced software developer ("only" engineering student) and spending much time on google and books. Additionally I have only very limited time to spare this semester. This is an official cry for help (^_^) If someone reads this feel free to contact me or point me to someone who might be of help
Have a nice day!
Asked: 2016-06-15 10:54:57 +0300
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i don't know if it make sense her eby sfos, but i vote up because it is a really interesting concept. many thanks to bring it here
cemoi71 ( 2016-06-15 11:17:04 +0300 )editOne of those things that will probably not ever happen
juiceme ( 2017-04-19 17:22:00 +0300 )edit