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How do you feel about Flatpak? Do you like having universal packages separated from the operating system, or do you regret how much space they take? (piefed.zip)

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I was reading a bit about it recently, seems like there two positions are valid, curious to see what people here think.

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[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 8 points 3 months ago

I prefer native builds when possible, since they tend to be more streamlined and tailored for my distro (e.g. window borders, colors, and buttons all match).

But Flatpak is a good fallback. It's a lot to ask of maintainers to keep up more than a few builds, at least on small / low-budget projects. The occasional permission issues are a minor price for a huge convenience.

IMO apt, pacman, and Flathub are all about equally straightforward to use once you acclimate a little.