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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 (7 children)

I use Gentoo so when I want to try a package that has a butt ton of dependencies or other fun things I give it a whirl via flatpak if available. It's super nice, not gonna lie, and I see the use case of immutable distros. I think they are neat.

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

That is actually pretty cool. I know about portage, but I think it defeats the point of gentoo. Compiling from source is the point, right? That way the user gets all the speed benefits and optimization for their particular hardware.

Flatpaks are a great preview to see if the compiling is worth the time! Or a permanent solution for some software. I am happy that people don't seem to have qualms about mixing software managers.

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

Also one of the use cases for flatpaks I forgot to mention was for proprietary software like Steam, Spotify, and Discord. It makes installing those a breeze.

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

That is probably the most important use case. It is good not to allow proprietary software to extend their tendrils beyond the sandbox.

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