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Can someone recommend a good native Linux Lemmy client that's not a lazy Flatpak distribution? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org to c/lemmyapps@lemmy.world
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I've tried Lemoa: it's truly atrocious to put it mildly. Besides, I couldn't compile it on my GTK3 distro, there is no .deb, and using Flatpak means wasting hundreds of megabytes for what should be a simple, lightweight client. If I want to waste RAM, my browser is already running so I might as well use the web app from my instance.

I've tried Lemonade: the Python code doesn't run (again, GTK4 dependencies), and the Flatpak doesn't even display anything.

Liftoff is Flutter. No thanks...

NeonModem isn't complete.

Servitor is command line. I love the command line, but that's just the wrong environment for this.

Is there really nothing on Linux?

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My machines are typical of today I guess. I have enough RAM and disk, but I also keep many things open because I have to. Like for work, I typically keep 2 VMs running, many terminals, tools of all kinds open, browser with many tabs open... And when I compile stuff, I don't have 500M to throw at a stupid forum client.

Besides, I'm from a time when people laughed at X when it required 2M just to open an empty window. Now a simple BBS client requires the resources of an entire OS and nobody bats an eyelid. Like... really??

[–] Quik 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have to commit that I initially thought you were just another out-of-principle anti-everything-new guy that we have quite a few in the FOSS space, buy you’re absolutely right it seems.

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks :)

My personal tragedy is that I'm really not anti-anything, I always try to be fair and honest in my assessments, and balanced in my opinions. Yet I know I always come across as an insufferable ungrateful know-it-all for some reason. I'm glad when someone manages to see past this.