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I'm fine with using traditional package managers, is there any benefit to using Flatpak? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by etherphon@lemmy.world to c/linux4noobs@lemmy.world

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I went to install some software today (Gradia) which is only available via Flathub apparently, the install size is larger than my distro which feels like a bit much for a screenshot tool. What's the deal with the massive size of Flatpaks and is it really worth all the extra space? 4GB per application?

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[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For me the benefit was apps actually install and work now. In previous attempts to switch to Linux in years past, I would always go back to windows due to apps not working and dependency hell. With flatpak everything just works. I also appreciate the ability to manage permissions easily, and the application data is stored in one consistent location.

4GB per app sounds extreme though. That is not my experience at all.

[–] etherphon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Thank you, yeah that does all sound pretty good, I'm curious if the estimate is accurate now, I suppose only one way to find out.