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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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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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[–] Sailor_jets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The point of Gentoo is it's configurability. Gentoo has binary packages in it's main repo's and even an experimental binhost for precompiled packages. Forcing one to use any one thing is against the Gentoo philosophy.

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

That makes sense. Thank you for clarifying my misconception. I think I will set that up. I have a couple of Dell Optiplexes that are bumming it out right now. I can put one to work with Gentoo.

[–] Sailor_jets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gentoo is pretty rad but be prepared for the compile times and to fail a few times (it's a learning experience!). You could even speed things up by setting up Distcc on a beefy rig to build stuff for your optiplexes.

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

Okay, that seems cool. I had not considered that a possibility. It would be fun to "stream" any compilations to the Optiplexes.