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I took Linux Mint for a spin
Enticed by the prospect of Flatpak/Flathub as the primary package management system/ app store, and the compatibility with .deb files -- I gave Linux Mint a go.
I tried installing LDME first (debian based), but couldn't get it to work with my old Dell hardware.
So I switched to Cinnamon (Ubuntu based). The codec and driver installation worked great.
Most of the Flatpak apps worked out-of-the-box. There were flatpaks for VScode, slack, chrome, sublime, spotify, etc. However, the Zoom one would not launch, so I had to install from their .deb file.
I could not get Docker's apt repo working though because it was looking for Ubuntu release names or something. So sadly I can't use it as my dev OS.
I opened issues with Zoom and Docker:
https://github.com/docker/desktop-linux/issues/190
https://community.zoom.com/t5/Meetings/2024-Linux-Bugs/td-p/159912
- chrsw 3y agoAs a user, I understand the benefit of Flatpak/Flathub or Snaps. I like doing 'apt install whatever' or 'apt remove whatever'.
- Kalanos 3y agoflatpak has a cli. i like apt for command line tools. i also put a request in for conda to add support for apt https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/anaconda-client/issues/695 https://github.com/Anaconda-Platform/anaconda-client/issues/...
- chrsw 3y agoOops, I mean't I DON'T understand the benfits of Flatpacks. Why do I need multiple ways to do the same thing? Do I have to worry about conflicts between Flatpaks and distro packages?
- Kalanos 3y agofrom what i understand, each flatpak installs all of its own dependencies in isolation. so it won't conflict with anything. and you can delete it easily.
- sharmi 3y agoAs a mint user myself, welcome to the land of peace :) , after the pesky issues of Ubuntu. I would like to share how I handle mint-unaware software systems. As a kind of workaround, to get Docker to work, you would find the equivalent of Ubuntu for your Mint Version. Mint itself is based on Ubuntu LTS versions. For ex: Linux Mint 21 is based on Ubuntu 22.04. So packages for Jammy Jellyfish work pretty well for Linux Mint 21. You can add the apt repo for Jammy Jellyfish in Mint. Considering Mint has had a significant mindshare in Linux for quite sometime, it would be great if the major software providers make it easy to install on Mint. But it would be too much of a stretch for minor players or open source providers to support so many flavours. The above workaround is a win-win all around.
- Kalanos 3y agoThe Docker team is now considering a flatpak. Please upvote. https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/593#issuecomment-1886924292 https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/593#issuecomment-18...
- skydhash 3y agoFo docker, the ubuntu codename is stored under a different name. They give you a warning on the installation page. Check the script to se where the file is and you can get the proper codename.
- KomoD 3y agoI use Mint but don't use Flatpak at all, never liked it and actually find sandboxing to be annoying > I could not get Docker's apt repo working though because it was looking for Ubuntu release names or something. So sadly I can't use it as my dev OS. add "jammy" instead of "victoria"
- Kalanos 3y agoSo if I understand correctly, you are saying to hardcode "jammy" in place of this: ``` . /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME" ``` As mentioned here: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using-the-repository https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using...
- KomoD 3y agoCorrect, that is what I've done and it works. But as those docs you linked also say, you can replace VERSION_CODENAME with UBUNTU_CODENAME and it'll work
- Kalanos 3y agoThe Docker team is now considering a flatpak: https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/593#issuecomment-1886924292 https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/593#issuecomment-18...
- kingkongjaffa 3y agoSo with the various comments about workarounds for mint, which distribution does hn recommend for “working out of the box?”