Its quick and easy to install a flatpak which is the latest stable which is a godsend when the versions available through package manager are years out of date. Not everyone can compile from source or add an additional source repo. My only big issue is how bloated flatpaks are size wise and where stuff gets installed in my file system.
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I try to limit the apps i install from flathub cuz limited space.
Don't really see the point of installing a whole other package manager, personally. If its not in the repos or AUR, I'll just compile from source.
I just had to switch my work computer from Arch to Ubuntu becusse they want MDM on all computers now, and flatpaks are litetally the only reason i can tolerate it.
I now prioritise getting stuff from flatpaks, then the repos, and if they dont exist i use Distrobox to export any app thats only on the AUR for example.
For recent machines it works fine, but on older machines it feels slower than non-encapsulated software.
They are great, I use them over the native package whenever I can on Fedora Workstation. Can't say I've had any issues with them in recent years.
They work great on linux tablets such as PineTab2 and rooted Samsung Galaxy tablets running PMOS. Often, games work better via Flatpak than from the distro’s package manager.
Positive to the extent that it's my preferred. For graphical apps only, not sure I need to say that.
GitHub priority selection didn't seem to work, but I select that as a default.
Stable, a few bugs and the user mode addition/ removal is a bonus. I don't try to install low scored apps. I Gnome-Software and then Google for reviews.
Custom install of Fedora 38/Gnome.
Generally speaking, it has been a great experience for most apps I use. The only exception is Steam, it runs well, but sometimes I run into a few issues.
- This might be due to me using an NVIDIA GPU, but after I do a graphics update, my game (Team Fortress 2) doesn't launch until I reset Steam.
- I like joining a third party MvM servers through the website (potato.tf), sometimes joining the game causes a second instance of Steam to launch for some reason...
It attempts to copy binaries onto a system on a manner that avoids the single source of truth used for regular installables. So it invites dependency hell.
Is this the one that seems to need a binary running constantly in the vast in-between times when no installation is taking place? That would be a risk.
Never used it. I worked in OS security and don't need that stress either at work or home.
I avoid it like the plague. It's fat and slow, and the Arch repos + the AUR have just about everything anyway (I use Arch btw, in case you're wondering). I'll sooner build from source than touch anything flatpak.
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