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Anyone else starting to favor Flatpak over native packages? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I am currently using Linux Mint (after a long stint of using MX Linux) after learning it handles Nvidia graphics cards flawlessly, which I am grateful for. Whatever grief I have given Ubuntu in the past, I take it back because when they make something work, it is solid.

Anyways, like most distros these days, Flatpaks show up alongside native packages in the package manager / app store. I used to have a bias towards getting the natively packed version, but these days, I am choosing Flatpaks, precisely because I know they will be the latest version.

This includes Blender, Cura, Prusaslicer, and just now QBittorrent. I know this is probably dumb, but I choose the version based on which has the nicer icon.

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[–] morsebipbip@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Flatpaks are my second choice when there isn't a recent enough version in the repos. They're fine but take 1. too much storage space, and 2. are usually slower

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have never considered speed. For example, it may be foolish to use flatpaks for Blender or Godot engine? Or perhaps is it the startup speed that is slow?

[–] morsebipbip@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yes i'm talking about the startup speed. It's not as bad as snap, but noticeably slower with some apps (it can be annoying for a web browser for example)

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

I am hoping that is something that goes away in time, but who knows the future. If it sucks now, it may not be worth it now.