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Anyone else starting to favor Flatpak over native packages? (lemmy.one)

submitted 2 years ago by DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I am currently using Linux Mint (after a long stint of using MX Linux) after learning it handles Nvidia graphics cards flawlessly, which I am grateful for. Whatever grief I have given Ubuntu in the past, I take it back because when they make something work, it is solid.

Anyways, like most distros these days, Flatpaks show up alongside native packages in the package manager / app store. I used to have a bias towards getting the natively packed version, but these days, I am choosing Flatpaks, precisely because I know they will be the latest version.

This includes Blender, Cura, Prusaslicer, and just now QBittorrent. I know this is probably dumb, but I choose the version based on which has the nicer icon.

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[–] jose423@lemmy.jgholistic.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like containerization for server applications, especially when running different services on one box. For desktop use, native libraries are stable and usually the applications being used are single instance. I don't see a point in running desktop apps in containers.

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

No doubt the benefits of technology on a server benefits the desktop user to some degree?

Containerization does add complexity in its assembly, but simplifies things for the system overall, which I think is appealing.

Still, that is just another abstraction away from the machine.

[–] monobot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Theoretically I like the idea but in practice too many bugs, too much disk space, not really clear how to change font size for example... and after all that, some apps are not in flatpak. It is not ready for me yet.

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[–] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I prefer containers for docker/kubernetes but not on my PC.

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, the glory of owning more than one computer. I have a few that I can put to work. Too bad older computers are not as efficient, but perhaps I can invest in a UPC solution that takes solar so not to waste too much energy.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

As someone who uses Linux but only kinda, what advantages does flatpack offer over installing something with the provided package manager? (In my case that's apt)

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