Flatpaks are a lot easier than appimages though I still default to my distros native packages if available.
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Just download .exes for windows and run them with WINE. Don’t have a single snap or flatpack application. If it doesn’t run then u didn’t need it in the first place 👉😎👉
Edit: someone DMed me and took this comment seriously. Bless ur heart
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Here is a revolutionising idea. Hear me out.
Use anything you want, because all of them are safe and speedy.
Flatpaks allow packaging together all dependencies with specific versions with the package. Snaps take it to the next level by allowing to run system integrated sandboxed programs, because Flatpaks cannot have system integration. Appimages are simply the equivalent of portable USB software on Windows.
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