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Do I still get updates if I install from .deb file? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago by Dop@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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If I install software from .deb file, do I still get the updates & upgrades when I run sudo apt update / upgrade ? Or is flatpak the way to go? I'm not very familiar with flatpak, so I'm trying to avoid, but it seems that cons are limited. I'm currently running mint cinnamon (how original, I know), and asking because i can't seem to add mullvad-vpn stable repo. Thank you for your help,

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[-] abrasiveteapot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

It's reasonable advice. Mullvad is literally the only time I've found the ubuntu instructions to not work on mint

[-] swab148@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Prismlauncher has a similar issue, basically you have to sort of "convert" the Ubuntu instructions, thankfully there's a flatpak.

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