Difference between Software App and Official App

[littlekun]

Welcome to the Linux community.

In Linux world there are different package manager available to install and manage an application. Most popular ones apt , flatpak and snap.

• apt works in debian/ubuntu based distros. It install an application in the native format thus there are no issues while using these application.

• However flatpak and snap handle the things differently. There is already a thread here that explains how they work: Packaging formats and their use in Zorin OS . These formats sometimes may not give appropriate results as per the users need due to their sandboxed nature.

@ryu_joko

then, i try to uninstall it, download from the official website, then install it using Ubuntu version. it runs perfect, behave the same as i know from Windows -able to automatically run in startup.

Any desk is available on the Software store as flatpak but in the official website they provide it in .deb pacage.

deb packages are also great they provide you the app in native format and these packages can be managed with apt. Since Zorin is based on Ubuntu, the deb file you got from anydesk's website works smoothly in Zorin.

@ryu_joko

so my question is: if i want to install other software (lets say OnlyOffice), should i download it from Software App, or download it from official web?

Next time, when you use Software store in install an app, in the app description page look for the option source . If it's available for the app that you are trying to install then I suggest to select Zorin os package from it's menu then install it.