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Linux Mint 22.1: Keeping DEB packages alive, is it still the GOAT? | The Linux Experiment (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@fhoekstra @Arghblarg A #Flatpak app can be nice when you don't have the app available in repositories or source to compile.

If you have the app in your distribution repository, and it is up to date, it is probably better to use the distribution version as they tend to use less storage.

[–] fhoekstra 4 points 1 week ago

100%! Often integrates better too.

I mostly mean from an advocate perspective, if a closed-source app developer doesnt want to build for Linux because the Linux desktop landscape is diverse and complex, you can tell them to just build a Flatpak and it will work and be installable everywhere.

That is a path of least resistance for developers which, I think, is leading to better app availability and compatibility for the Linux desktop.