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I just had to switch my work computer from Arch to Ubuntu becusse they want MDM on all computers now, and flatpaks are litetally the only reason i can tolerate it.
I now prioritise getting stuff from flatpaks, then the repos, and if they dont exist i use Distrobox to export any app thats only on the AUR for example.
Good for software that isn't available any other way.
I never use flatpaks if something is available in the Manjaro repository or AUR.
Its quick and easy to install a flatpak which is the latest stable which is a godsend when the versions available through package manager are years out of date. Not everyone can compile from source or add an additional source repo. My only big issue is how bloated flatpaks are size wise and where stuff gets installed in my file system.
My experience has been mostly positive. I hit a situation a couple times where a particular app hanging will prevent other flatpaks from launching. That took a while to figure out, but otherwise it’s pretty good. In general things work the way they’re supposed to.
Most apps worked out of the box. It feels like gimp is a little bit (very tiny) slower at starting. For OpenTTD i had to manually add the x11 access in flatseal. And for osu! it is the only way i can play the current version, and that just works.
I've been using Flatpak applications for a year (I think) and it's been wonderful. There are a few bugs here and there but overall way less headaches.
I can run my mature, rock solid Debian system and sell have the freshest builds of desktop software that I use.
The couple of apps I use through flatpak has not had any issues as far as I can tell. Other than maybe being a little slow to get pushed to the newest version.
They work great on linux tablets such as PineTab2 and rooted Samsung Galaxy tablets running PMOS. Often, games work better via Flatpak than from the distro’s package manager.
Starting delay for first time, then smooth sailing. But Flatpak has a major con over Snap - sandboxed system integration of programs.
It attempts to copy binaries onto a system on a manner that avoids the single source of truth used for regular installables. So it invites dependency hell.
Is this the one that seems to need a binary running constantly in the vast in-between times when no installation is taking place? That would be a risk.
Never used it. I worked in OS security and don't need that stress either at work or home.
Positive to the extent that it's my preferred. For graphical apps only, not sure I need to say that.
GitHub priority selection didn't seem to work, but I select that as a default.
Stable, a few bugs and the user mode addition/ removal is a bonus. I don't try to install low scored apps. I Gnome-Software and then Google for reviews.
Custom install of Fedora 38/Gnome.
Generally speaking, it has been a great experience for most apps I use. The only exception is Steam, it runs well, but sometimes I run into a few issues.
I avoid it like the plague. It's fat and slow, and the Arch repos + the AUR have just about everything anyway (I use Arch btw, in case you're wondering). I'll sooner build from source than touch anything flatpak.