I use Vesktop, it has a flatpak release and flatpak auto-updates it for me. Also it includes Vencord, so I can add as many plugins and custom themes I want.
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All that work, and it's a web wrapper.
When l was on it I saw no point in running it outside a browser tab
Idk about you, but for me Manjaro just auto manages that via AUR. dont even have to do anything.
Huh, why does it use the AUR for discord? In Arch it's just part of the Extra repo.
That repo always seems to lag quite a bit behind official releases. Multiple times on arch Iβve edited config files to have it lie about its version number to get it to keep working.
Samesies, but on EndeavourOS
I fucking hate discord.
No wait.
I fucking hate the people who use discord.
Why do you need to update so much, Discord? What the hell are you doing? Suspicious. Very suspicious.
Does the same on windows. Either they're constantly changing some really deep stuff that we don't see or notice, or it's not actually updating just "checking" for updates or loading but it's just slow AF.
Nah, this isn't the launcher doing checks and applying patches, I mean like I gotta download a new .deb (basically .exe) file with an incremental difference in the version number and unpack it over the old install.
Ridiculously frequently. Like, once a week at the very least.
Okay Jesus, I think that's just someone at discord smoking something.
If you really need to use discord, use the flatpak version or better yet, use Vesktop.
This. Use Vesktop. Expand the features of Discord while outright blocking the shit.
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In all honesty I just use the browser now as that's been the best experience with Discord for me.
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Just use a flatpak sheesh
"SKIP_HOST_UPDATE": true
I just use the web version of discord :)
cause i have more control on the web version and i dislike electron
i cannot leave discord at this time
Ever since the update where screen sharing works FINALLY natively in plasma I just used the flatpak discord
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https://flathub.org/apps/com.discordapp.Discord
Packaging desktop apps via deb (or other system package managers) is obsolete and should be frowned upon.
cue the angry comments from cranky old people
@gamer @DesertDwellingWeirdo
>discord
>desktop apps
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Also, packaging electron to flatpak sounds most stupid idea ever...
Sandboxing proprietary apps and containerising their outdated dependencies is a good thing.
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I don't get it - on Mint I click the Discord icon and just use Discord, same as on Windows.
That's mint tho. I've used it off and on for more than a decade myself and I'm still scared of other distros.
It really is baby's first distro. Easy mode for someone coming from windows. And I love it for that. I really do. But im not a programmer. I would be lost as a mfer with some distros.
I am a programmer and I love Mint, because I can just use it instead of having one more thing in my life that I have to fuss with.
I think that's often the case for anyone that has spent enough time using Linux. After 20 years, I just can't be bothered with needing to be all that proactive in managing any distro. I just want to use the bloody stupid box. I'm enjoying using Aurora right now. Atomic distros require even less effort from me.
Yknow what this reminds me of? Chefs and how at work they make these masterpieces while at home they're making like grilled cheese and slightly fancy ramen. Its great.
Like car mechanics have crappy cars that barely hold together.
Mint is for those who don't need to brag about things.
For civilized folk, you know.
I mean there is always the flatpak version
I actually use the Vesktop Flatpak. It's got working screen sharing with audio on Wayland (not sure if the official client has implemented that yet) and it has Vencord preinstalled for plugins and themes.
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Why? The browser client is ok.
Not if you need system wide PTT
I see some recommendations for Vesktop in this thread.
For some reason, launching Vesktop's Flatpak version presents a blank window. It worked perfectly fine a few weeks ago. Going back several versions doesn't fix the problem.
Does anyone else have this issue? What doesn't help is that the repo doesn't have an issue tracker:
https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop
Edit: Appimage version works just fine
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My experience with discord on Linux :
programs.nixcord.discord.enable = true
(I use vesktop, actually, but most people donβt know what that is)
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I started using Discord in 2015 and around 2019 uninstalled it in favor of using it exclusively through a web browser (blocking as much of it's nonsense as possible). Discord takes too many resources hostage if anyone in your server is streaming something, even if you're not watching it. I don't have that issue when using Element (Matrix), Jitsi or any of Steam's broadcasting tools. The only reason I haven't deleted my Discord account yet is because some people I hold dear are incapable of trying something better nowadays (even when they already have it installed as is the case of Steam).
Honestly activitypub should get extended with support for realtime data
That would allow for all sorts of cool things
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