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Why Flatpak Won and Snap and AppImage Didn't. - Cameron Knauff (youtube.com)
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[–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I use Docker and apt instead. The definition of an application lives in a single text file and you don't give it anymore resources or permissions than it needs.

So much so, that I wrote a bunch of scripts to make life easier, without ever needing to go anywhere near appimage, flatpak or snap.

https://github.com/ITmaze/remote-docker

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    cool but isn't the whole point of flatpaks to provide an alternative for when the "apt" version doesn't exist?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I use apt, but you don't have to, instead you can use any package manager from any distribution and use that distribution within the container.

    If an application isn't packaged, you can use the same mechanism to compile from source.

    IMHO, if it's not packaged and you can't compile from source, it's time to look for a different application.

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