ruffsl@programming.dev to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoWhy Flatpak Won and Snap and AppImage Didn't. - Cameron Knauffyoutube.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down114
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minus-squareSweetCriticalPumpkin@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 hours agocool but isn’t the whole point of flatpaks to provide an alternative for when the “apt” version doesn’t exist?
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agoI 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.
cool but isn’t the whole point of flatpaks to provide an alternative for when the “apt” version doesn’t exist?
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.