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Quoth · 06-02-2023, 05:50 AM

If there is a Flatpack and a regular Debian package I use the Debian. The security/user/upgrades model seems to be broken with Flatpack.

I've managed to get down to only two applications via Flatpack. It's a pain.

Installing Calibre from the web is painless compared to any other Linux program I've installed direct.

I've used most Linux distros over the last 25 years, but only moved completely to Linux Mint instead of Windows in Jan 2017.

I'm not the only person that views the various so called "modern" alternatives to rpm or deb packages with disdain. Years ago I used Ubuntu after Redhat (before Fedora), Suse (before Novell), then regular Debian. But Ubuntu started to copy the worst GUI ideas of Apple and MS, so I switched to Mint with Mate Desktop maybe in 2015 (dual boot). I've used about half a dozen desktops.

06-02-2023, 05:50 AM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,183 Karma: 105212035 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	If there is a Flatpack and a regular Debian package I use the Debian. The security/user/upgrades model seems to be broken with Flatpack. I've managed to get down to only two applications via Flatpack. It's a pain. Installing Calibre from the web is painless compared to any other Linux program I've installed direct. I've used most Linux distros over the last 25 years, but only moved completely to Linux Mint instead of Windows in Jan 2017. I'm not the only person that views the various so called "modern" alternatives to rpm or deb packages with disdain. Years ago I used Ubuntu after Redhat (before Fedora), Suse (before Novell), then regular Debian. But Ubuntu started to copy the worst GUI ideas of Apple and MS, so I switched to Mint with Mate Desktop maybe in 2015 (dual boot). I've used about half a dozen desktops.