zaivala To have snaps run in your system, first install snapd (sudo eopkg it snapd
), then either search for snaps by typing snap search <packagename>
in the terminal or using a website like https://snapcraft.io/, and install by typing sudo snap install <packagename>
. Snaps and Flatpaks are supported in Solus, but they are not in the Software Centre yet, so you have to use the terminal as I have explained to use them. The Software Centre is currently being rewritten (should be done around Summer hopefully) and it will include snaps and flatpaks once that's done.
As for Mullvad VPN not running through what I have explained; that makes no sense. They have their configuration files ready, they have instructions for them to be used via OpenVPN, and that is a universal solution regardless of distro. As I am showing you, I have OpenVPN configurations running on my machine, using the same type of files. I believe that person that you were talking about did not know what they were doing.
As for the SoftMaker Office installation: I am not sure what the point is. It is as simple as extracting a compressed archive and running an installation script on Solus. No need for any terminal use either, as you can just right click on the file and click on extract, and then double click on the script (the only terminal usage may be a chmod +x <filename>
to give the file executable rights). How is that different from running a .deb file (other than one more step of just extracting)?
Edit: I mistook the Ubuntu Budgie reference as a distro comparison. Rereading the thread; what dbarron and I was talking about was the Budgie desktop of Solus, not Ubuntu Budgie. Budgie is developed by Solus and is Solus' flagship DE, so I assumed you were using it instead of the other options (GNOME, MATE, or Plasma).