I rarely encounter them. But they usually work when I do. But, ugh, they’re just kinda gross. Like, is this a .exe? No thank you. Don’t give me windows trauma.
I like appimages that are packages on AUR installed and updated using yay, so that I never ever learn that it is in fact a appimage disguised as repo package.
I’ve had the opposite experience with flatpaks that I have with snaps. I don’t really use them much. But when I see that as an option I use it and it just works. Definitely a fan as a USER of them. I’m sure people have their complaints as users and developers. But I definitely have to say it’s been positive so far. Which is a rare consistency in the life of installing packages.
TBH if it’s just for that I’d rather use nix packages.
But flatpak’s sandboxed app are better for sus packages or proprietary-might-spy-everywhere packages.
They work most of the time and I liked them, until I installed my first app that did not work because of the container thing and learning about and using flatseal ate so much of my time, that I never did it again.
I only use yay to install stuff now. And if not on AUR I make (copy and adjust existing) my own PKGBUILD, or find one on a random page of a user who did not publish to AUR yet.
Both of these two cases are why Flatpaks are so attractive.
Flatpaks are better than Snaps, but properly maintained dependency trees and SBOMs are best, by a wide margin.
PopOS fucked me up with flatpaks
Gateway drug
I’m going to be honest to you, I prefer appimages.
I respect your wrong opinion
I rarely encounter them. But they usually work when I do. But, ugh, they’re just kinda gross. Like, is this a .exe? No thank you. Don’t give me windows trauma.
I like appimages that are packages on AUR installed and updated using yay, so that I never ever learn that it is in fact a appimage disguised as repo package.
plus that extra defense-in-depth layer of a sandbox
They are extremely effective at preventing PackageKit updates on my steam deck
I’ve had the opposite experience with flatpaks that I have with snaps. I don’t really use them much. But when I see that as an option I use it and it just works. Definitely a fan as a USER of them. I’m sure people have their complaints as users and developers. But I definitely have to say it’s been positive so far. Which is a rare consistency in the life of installing packages.
TBH if it’s just for that I’d rather use nix packages. But flatpak’s sandboxed app are better for sus packages or proprietary-might-spy-everywhere packages.
They work most of the time and I liked them, until I installed my first app that did not work because of the container thing and learning about and using flatseal ate so much of my time, that I never did it again.
I only use yay to install stuff now. And if not on AUR I make (copy and adjust existing) my own PKGBUILD, or find one on a random page of a user who did not publish to AUR yet.