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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mfat@lemdro.id to c/linux@lemmy.ml

A few years ago we were able to upgrade everything (OS and Apps) using a single command. I remember this was something we boasted about when talking to Windows and Mac fans. It was such an amazing feature. Something that users of proprietary systems hadn't even heard about. We had this on desktops before things like Apple's App Store and Play Store were a thing.

We can no longer do that thanks to Flatpaks and Snaps as well as AppImages.

Recently i upgraded my Fedora system. I few days later i found out i was runnig some older apps since they were Flatpaks (i had completely forgotten how I installed bitwarden for instance.)

Do you miss the old system too?

Is it possible to bring back that experience? A unified, reliable CLI solution to make sure EVERYTHING is up to date?

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[-] johanbcn@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 1 year ago

You are just spreading FUD for the sake of it.

Snaps are updated automatically: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1262058/what-are-the-snap-equivalent-of-apt-get-update-and-apt-get-upgrade/1262059#1262059

Flatpak updates are usually integrated as hooks of the package manager (Archlinux handles this for you automatically, and I'm sure other distros do as well).

And on top of that, there's also packagekit to handle all of this automatically.

[-] aka_oscar@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I dont understand how that comment spreads fud. If you think theyre wrong just say it

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