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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

[Solved, see explanation by @Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone below.]

I have the same version of Ubuntu (really Kubuntu) installed on two laptops, and also the same programs (debs, flatpaks, some snap) on both; they are almost mirrors.

Today I noticed that the .local/share/flatpak/ directory in one laptop has the following subfolders:

  • db
  • repo

while the homologous directory in the other laptop has these:

  • db
  • repo
  • appstream
  • app
  • runtime
  • exports

I'm just curious: does anyone know what the extra directories in the second laptop are about? The only difference in the flatpaks between the two laptops is with the GPUs: the first has Nvidia, Mesa, Intel; the second only Mesa and Intel (so I would be expecting more directories in the first than in the second, if any...).

Cheers!

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

You just installed or touched other packages that created those directories. Nothing weird about it.

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