Flatpak is not the future (2021)
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Flatpak is not the future (2021)
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Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#2Most of this is obsolete, especially the complaints about size.
Worth reading:
Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#3But it's the present. And a godsend.
I'm using it for current Firefox, Zotero, Joplin and two or three more programs, none of which are packaged in Debian (except Firefox, but only the LTS version that doesn't work with all my extensions).
Unless you can offer something better, I'll keep using it.
Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#4If the future is Snap I don't want to be around for it.
Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#5I wonder if the author of the article feels differently about Flatpak today (a great deal has changed in the past 2 years, and Flatpak seems to have a vibrant future today).
Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#6Flatpacks solve no problem that I have, and bring their own headaches, so for me, flatpack is certainly not the future.
Same with snaps, although I dislike snaps more.
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#8I for one dont care about disk space and think Flatpack is great
Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#9I'm curious how all of this compares to macOS's .app packages.
Re: Flatpak is not the future (2021)
#10I for one dont care about disk space and think Flatpack is great
The disk space thing is a myth, once you start to install apps people actually use it ends up being about the same.
If you test it with VMs you can check it out for yourself: https://www.ypsidanger.com/wasting-disk-space/