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Flatpak be like... (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[-] suodrazah@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Flatpak don't be like this at all.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 27 points 7 months ago

I suppose it might seem like that if you install it just for a singular app. Then the runtime + possible drivers are a hefty load. But everything after that, the weight of the deps proportional to the apps gets lighter through shared runtimes, drivers, dedupping and so on.

Some go to install a singular flatpak and are horrified by the amount it tries to install and never look back. Which I sorta get, though if that their level of familiarity with flatpak they might not be the best people to partake in the dep/flatpak/snap/appimage fights. But they still do.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 7 months ago

Yes, the same can be said if you run GNOME and install a single KDE app or vice-versa. And here’s my petition to convert DigiKam to FLTK so everyone can enjoy it.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

That's true. I even have this thing where I don't like to install KDE stuff on GNOME or GNOME stuff on KDE because I feel like the deps they pull in make my system "messier" since it now includes stuff from two DEs. It's silly but it just bothers me. With flatpak I don't feel the same, with it it keeps them neatly separated so it feels better.

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