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> Why are Linux distros working so hard at finding packaging systems worse than the status quo. Not everything flatpak does is worse than the status quo. Wheth
by jhasse 6y ago
> Why are Linux distros working so hard at finding packaging systems worse than the status quo.
Not everything flatpak does is worse than the status quo. Whether it's worse all things considered is debatable.
- PaulHoule 6y agoHaving two installation systems is automatically worse than having one -- unless there are LARGE advantages to having the second one. For instance, once you have two places a software package has come from you've added the cognitive load in debugging to determine where a given package came from.
- jhasse 6y agoYou just mentioned another of flatpak's disadvantages. > [...] unless there are LARGE advantages to having the second one. That's the thing: What's considered a "LARGE advantage" is highly subjective. Not something you can really quantify.