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Flatpak is a solution to package management as Docker is to servers. What's the predominant reason people use Docker? Because it's impossible to get a Python/No
by coldblues 4y ago
Flatpak is a solution to package management as Docker is to servers. What's the predominant reason people use Docker? Because it's impossible to get a Python/NodeJS monstrosity working properly without it. On rolling release distributions, you don't ever need Flatpak. Its predominance is found in stable release distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora. Because they stall packages and their dependencies, it'll always be an issue to install new software. If anything, I prefer AppImage a lot more.
- Nasreddin_Hodja 4y ago> On rolling release distributions, you don't ever need Flatpak. What if I need older version of some software? Or what if I need multiple versions of the same software at once?
- coldblues 4y agoI'd say that Nix has solved this problem way better than Flatpak.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y agoCall me when I don't have to learn a new language to use it effectively.