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    For context: I habe a PC with an 8gb SSD and I somehow need to get an app on there that only has a flatpak release

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    [–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

    Like many have said, can you build it yourself?

    Flatpaks have their uses, and for many people they're a great system that solves a situation well enough and with great convenience. For other situations, flatpaks are an ugly hack. I think we just have to accept that devs will not always package or tailor their software for all situations (electron apps, anyone?!), but at least in the FOSS world you can usually compile yourself if you need to.

    [–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
    [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

    Or a SSD

    Maybe even a MicroSD

    [–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Is it on the Arch User Repository?

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    [–] renzev@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

    Flatpak is such a cool tool, kind of sad seeing it be mainly used for barely usable bloatware like libadwaita and electron. So much unrealised potential

    [–] aguasemgas 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

    Flatpak only is a yikes, but I see the appeal Works with everyone, so is fools prove But a .deb is always welcome ;)

    [–] jmf@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

    flatpak only on an immutable distro with podman containers is great for the dev work I do. I get all the benefits of the AUR, .deb, and zypper while keeing my machine rock solid.

    [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    I refuse to use anything that only has a flatpak.

    I'll kill an entire project because there's no other alternative.

    fuck flatpak and all others like it.

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    [–] KevinRunforrest@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Flatpak is only useful in distros that lack few packages

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