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Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for February - Fedora Magazine

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Fedora Flatpaks....
They have a unified build system. But it sucks that they duplicate even more libraries while not adding officially supported apps and also not many.
- All of the Flatpaks mentioned on the post are available on Flathub though, we do recognize that most people use it, so we recommend apps available on it.
  
  Oh, well should have read it :D
I still don’t understand flatpack on Linux. I see how it makes releasing binaries easy, but the cost and idea is contrary to basic unix principles.
- Not everyone values the same things you do. Flatpaks aren't the cause of the fact that different applications don't function correctly with different versions of libraries; they're just the solution.
  Flatpak is better for normal people. It's better for most advanced users who don't want to micromanage compatibility issues. And it really doesn't have an impact on people who do want to micromanage because all your alternative ways to install software are still there.
  
  Flatpaks aren't the cause of the fact that different applications don't function correctly with different versions of libraries
  This problem has been solved by Nix and Guix. Nix is as popular among developers as flatpak is. Add bubblewrap to all applications, and you get nearly all the features as flatpaks. Flatpaks, meanwhile are huge and a bit slow to start - problems that Nix and Guix don't suffer from.
  I do use flatpaks extensively. But they are probably not the best solution to the problems you mention.>
- Linux is not Unix if you want to use Unix someone has it on floppy disks.
  
  +1 insightfull
  
  Boom.
- Which core Unix principles though¿?
- Are those principle still relevant? Particularly with GUI apps? I feel the sandboxing along is a good reason to switch to flatpak (or even snap if you know).
  
  If you're interested in sandboxing, then you need just the bubblewrap - not the entire bubblewrap.
- What cost? It works really well, hence why it's gaining traction so fast.
  
  Well, there's the increased storage usage, and in some cases, more ram. There can also be issues with integration with your distro themes, etc.
  Many people will consider these as a small cost to the benefits of flatpaks, but I can understand the ones who aren't sold on it.
- I jumped ship from Ubuntu to fedora last year and fedora is awesome. Fedora has a bit newer packages and the default felt right (albeit I missed system tray plugin from Ubuntu). Some hardware work better OOTB on Ubuntu, so always try with a live distro first.
- As a contributor, I'm biased, but let me put it this way: it's the distro that made me so comfortable using it and with a community so welcoming, I became a contributor 😅
I like how Peek hasn't been updated since like 2019, not even being developed or updated anymore and they recommend it.... IT DOESN'T EVEN WORK ON FEDORA!
- I've literally used it to take the screenshot for it that you see on the banner, it works well enough.

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