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If I was developing software on Linux, which distro should I choose? Can I write a native GUI program that is guaranteed to work on all Linux distros, just as
by colesantiago 6y ago
If I was developing software on Linux, which distro should I choose?
Can I write a native GUI program that is guaranteed to work on all Linux distros, just as I can develop native software on Windows and target all Windows users?
- ac29 6y agoSure, see for example: https://www.flatpak.org/ https://www.flatpak.org/
- extro 6y agoI am waiting for the next big thing, where the 3rdparty programs comes as a virtual machine image with a complete OS in it, with own kernel for maximal platform-independency.
- tekknik 6y agoIsn’t this kind what java is already? And also if there is another OS running in this VM, this would lead to less efficient executables as you’d have to partition resources like mem
- badsectoracula 6y agoYes, but there is less stuff you can assume to already exist on a Linux desktop environment than on a Windows one, so you either need to bundle those with your application or have them as requirements.