S3kshun8

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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
I know I'm probably going to get some shit for this, but, this actually is one of the reasons I like using Rust. I know, I know, but, the fact that cargo can be used as a package manager universally across distros (and operating system
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
I guess I did a really bad job getting my point across because ultimately the OpenMW situation was just used as a convenient example of the kind of tribalism towards technology I see embodied across many subsections of the Linux community.
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
Generally speaking, between flatpaks and appimages, flatpaks are actually a lot easier to make and get out to people. The thing you're talking about here, not being able to easily run or get them, is kinda the core issue with appimages
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
There are a bunch of different ways it can be addressed. The biggest overarching problem is package managers, essentially. I think immutable distros will do us all a lot of good, but, really all that is needed is just for particular distrib
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
This happens at all kinds of scales throughout the community. The worst part ultimately is how many new users/devs get ran off because of this sort of thing in every nook and cranny of it.
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
tl;dr - package manager bad, immutable distro good
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
Well, it sounds pretty funny. What can be said factually is that the Steam Deck is based on an immutable distro like Bazzite, which is a lot more important than flatpaks themselves. Flats are just a popular way to get apps on such a setup.
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by S3kshun8 6mo ago
I used that as an example, but, it really isn't the main point of the article. Basically, immutable distros are actually pretty good and worth using. I think that's largely where we'll end up due to all the various terrible u
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GabeN Is Shitting Yacht Money into Flatpak and You're Still Arguing Init Systems(s3kshun8.games)
62 points by S3kshun8 6mo ago|63 comments
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by S3kshun8 3y ago
Since everyone and their grandma seems to be posting this today, I made an account here just to showcase my Morrowind plugin for Trenchbroom: https://github.com/magicaldave/Morrobroom