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Fan of Flatpaks ...or Not?
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They always seem to have some critical limitation. Handbrake is too slow via flatpak to work. Flatpak Zoom had no camera access. Flatpak-only Zen browser can't use passkeys. Zen browser asks to be my default browser every time I open it, even though it is and I always say yes; is this a flatpak limitation? I don't know, and I'd prefer not to have to figure it out just for some theoretical benefits and more overhead.
I used Flatpak Zoom for all my job interviews recently. Camera and mic worked flawlessly.
Well that's frustrating. I may need to check that again.
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