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minus-squareObsidianZed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoAs a noob, can someone briefly explain flatpaks and why they may be preferred?
minus-squarehaui@lemmy.giftedmc.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoGlad you asked containerized apps more secure than regular install less clutter no dependency hell open source (in opposition to snap)
minus-squarebaseless_discourse@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 months agoIt is also much easier to install and update, since it don’t require restarting the computer, and also works on all distro.
minus-squarehaui@lemmy.giftedmc.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoExactly. Thanks for pointing it out.
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months agoContainerization is not mandatory, some flatpaks are not air-gapped at all which is a real bummer. I wish they all were.
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoCan they not be closed down with flatseal?
minus-squareequivocal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoAre you referring to the ones with excessive sandbox permissions that flathub allows by default? Or is this something else?
As a noob, can someone briefly explain flatpaks and why they may be preferred?
Glad you asked
It is also much easier to install and update, since it don’t require restarting the computer, and also works on all distro.
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Exactly. Thanks for pointing it out.
Containerization is not mandatory, some flatpaks are not air-gapped at all which is a real bummer. I wish they all were.
Can they not be closed down with flatseal?
Are you referring to the ones with excessive sandbox permissions that flathub allows by default? Or is this something else?
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