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  • atomic desktops

    i guess it makes sense in that case, but i’m really not convinced flatpaks should be used as the default (or only, apparently) way to install every application in the system. flatpak’s flexibility is great for the particular cases where you want to install newer versions of applications or if an application isn’t available in the official repos somehow. besides that, just use distro packages

    Another reason is, that you might not be able to install the latest version of an application as rpm package if a required dependency in the repo is outdated

    doesn’t flathub solve that already?


  • i don’t have an issue with multiple flatpak repos. i’d actually find it very interesting if we went a more decentralized route with flatpak (maybe kde, gnome, mozzila would each have their own repos). but i don’t see the point of a distro-specific flatpak when we already have normal packages. compatibility is kind of a non-issue, since you’re not supposed to install them elsewhere anyway (unlike flatpaks)

    also, i see absolutely no reason to use fedora’s flatpak repo on debian given that flathub exists already. you could add it if you want it, but what’s the point?














  • i believe you. also, my great uncle has smoked since he was 13 and he’s now 86 and is still alive

    seriously, though, if you do everything right, arch is a great system. it is really well put together and very stable all things considered. the problem is the “doing everything right” part. what happened to op is pretty common if you stop reviewing your updates one by one for a week or two. if you’re used to that, then arch is perfect. otherwise, it’s a chore