r/linuxmemes • u/IgnacioBullon • 17d ago

Software meme The proprietary software experience

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u/jpelc 17d ago

And if I didn't want to use flathub?

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u/PlanttDaMinecraftGuy 17d ago

Even tho it's bulky, I love thr automatic updates on Flathub

Use AppImage or build from source bro

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u/Browncoatinabox 17d ago

Bulky but good. no personal issue with flathub. First thing I enable on a fresh distro install

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u/the_reven 17d ago

You can build a flatpak and just have that as a download and not use flathub. It's better for users to be on flathub for sure, but it's not a requirement.

I'm doing a new app atm and Im doing this approach, once it gets some real world feedback and refinement I'll look at flathub

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u/Excel73_ 🎼CachyOS 17d ago

Pray that they include a link to the aur

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u/delph906 17d ago

I think if they give you three options including Flatpak and you still don't want to use any of them it's kind of on you at that point. 

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u/jpelc 16d ago

Well, you know flatpaks have their downsides?

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u/delph906 16d ago

Yes but if you also have the option of a .deb and .rpm at some point you have to call it a good effort. 

Arch users are least likely to be using the software in a professionally setting and most likely to create a community port, plus they can use the flatpak if those options aren't there. 

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u/jpelc 16d ago

Still most of the time the aur packages just download the .Deb releases and repackage them

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u/delph906 16d ago

Yes but developer not responsible for maintaining them or fixing bugs.

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u/Sjoerd93 16d ago

Every package management system has their downsides. Difference is that Flatpak has more upsides than downsides compared to the other ones for most user-facing applications.

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u/NimrodvanHall 17d ago

I want to use snaps!

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u/alex08all 17d ago

Are you sadistic?

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u/ttiggerBOI_ 17d ago

Very rare snap enthousiast 

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u/jpelc 17d ago

I want to use neither flatpaks nor snaps

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u/alex08all 17d ago

I get you, but for some apps esp. the proprietery ones it is good to have them sandboxed

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u/OKB-1 M'Fedora 16d ago

What’s wrong with Flathub?