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> I thought flatpak would fix this on linux, but every time I flatpak itself updates half of its apps break with mysterious error messages and refuse to launch
by coldpie 2y ago
> I thought flatpak would fix this on linux, but every time I flatpak itself updates half of its apps break with mysterious error messages and refuse to launch until they're also updated.
Linux oldheads could've told you this would happen before the project was even created. We solved package management and dependencies in the 90s and no one has improved on it since. Just stick with stuff in your distro's repos. If it's not in the repos, don't use it. Problems gone.
- moffkalast 2y agoYeah alright but people want to like, do things.
- coldpie 2y agoIf you want to use proprietary software, yeah, you should use Windows. It's built for that. For better or worse, Linux really isn't. Edit: Or use Windows binaries with your distro-provided Wine. Win32 is the only stable user-level Linux API.
- moffkalast 2y agoGoing for a windows build with wine instead of the Linux build sounds completely crazy, but then again Proton works exceptionally well on Steam so this might genuinely be the more long term stable option. I'll have to try that out lmao.
- coldpie 2y agoYeah. It's not the world I would've chosen, but it's the world we've got, lol.