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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).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Flathub has passed 2 billion downloads (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 173 points 4 months ago (4 children)

The tone here is surprisingly negative. Personally I'm happy with the efforts of the Flathub team 🤷

[–] [email protected] 74 points 4 months ago

As a newer Linux user I really like flatpaks.

I don't use them for most things I install but proprietary apps I want sandboxed or programs that have weird issues with dependencies I grab the flatpak.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

For me on Arch, Flatpaks are kinda useless. I can maybe see the appeal for other distros but Arch already has up-to-date versions of everything and anything that's missing from the main repos is in the AUR.

I also don't like how it's a separate package manager, they take up more space, and to run things from the CLI it's flatpak run com.website.Something instead of just something. It's super cumbersome compared to using normal packages.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I also prefer to get my software from the distro's repos, but for software from third parties, flatpak adds a security layer, making it more secure when compared, for example, to aur.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can you please elaborate on the security layer that flatpak adds? Some commentators here suggest Flathub is not secure.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Flatpak sandboxing (bubblewrap)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

fwiw those simple names exist, you just haven't added it to your PATH

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lemmy (and phoronix) people are generally extremely repelled by new stuff in the Linux world

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Lemmy people are generally extremely repulsive.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Agreed, flatpaks are great for desktop apps. I use Nix for the majority of my packages, but I use flatpak for proprietary for the sandboxing.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I honestly prefer Ansible. It can do lots of configuration and setup and install flatpaks.