mertn

Snaps only work on ubutnu based distros. Flatpak apps are what you need for multiple distros.

#Ubuntu has snaps which are a really annoying way to distribute software updates. I was a long term #Ubuntu user but have moved to #debian, with #Kde if I need a GUI instead of that horrid #gnome rubbish. All the third party software I use works just as well on debian as it did in ubuntu.

The last thing I want is database corruption. That is why I “docker compose down” before I make a backup then “docker compose up” when the backup is complete. Is that not good enough? Do I have to do something else?

My backup tooling just shuts down the container and associated db, then rysncs it all somwhere safe and restarts the container. Am I missing somethoing critical by not doing a db dump in the middle of that?

I do the same. If the docker container has problems with db I can just shut it down and fix the db from my desktop then start docker again. That has saved me starting again from scratch several times.

If you are going to try Linux from a USB drive as suggested by others here try and get a USB3 drive. Most of the cheap USB drives are USB2 which is really too slow to be of use.