@organicmaps Linux app ( #flatpak) also needs some love. Hopefully can reach parity with duopoly apps soon : )

GNOME Flatpak Runtime Drops 32-Bit Compatibility Extension

｢ According to devs, the decision comes after years of maintaining increasingly redundant builds that few people actually used. Moreover, they say that maintaining 32-bit builds caused regular headaches, especially since many upstream projects no longer test for them ｣

https://linuxiac.com/gnome-flatpak-runtime-drops-32-bit-compatibility-extension/

#flatpak #32bit #gnome

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#jeuVidéo #SalesGosses #jeu #logicielLibre #floss #flatpak
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@forteller I agree, in my opinion it's madness to use reverse DNS notation. It's one of its biggest design flaws.

If #Flatpak would use regular DNS notation, it would still have all the benefits of domain names, but autocomplete would at least work as expected.

The TLD is the least important part of an app name and nothing that users should have to remember. "Was it com.github.name or io.github.name or org. or ...?"

My workaround is a systemd timer to create shortcuts: https://pastebin.com/6LMLbvHK

I don't understand how you're supposed to know or remember all the flatpak names of all applications, to run them from terminal!?

What are you supposed to do? Why?

#flatpak #linux

Wondering if there could be any way to let devs just write a changelog once and have it automatically be used both in the in-app About -> What's new dialog and in Gnome Software, without any extra work?

At least for Flatpak apps, since Gnome + Flatpak = <3

#gnome #flatpak

This is from 2014. I think #flatpak basically fixes everything he's ranting about here (at least from the first two minutes I watched)

You should be able to use the apps and app stores that you trust without any gate keeping from your operating system. That’s a big part of why we chose to build our app store on @FlatpakApps

#Flatpak#AppCenter

You should be able to use the apps and app stores that you trust without any gate keeping from your operating system. That’s a big part of why we chose to build our app store on @FlatpakApps

#Flatpak#AppCenter

Another call out for help in the #Linux and #nixos community!

We REALLY want to get the #nixbook installer to be able to install #flatpak during (or right after) the calamares installation.

Currently its installing on first boot of nixbook, but it's janky, and causing some downstream issues.

I FEEL LIKE this should be fixable.

Again, the issue is that we want to install a handful of flatpaks after the nixos build, but it gets cranky with no DBUS.

https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook-installer/issues/4

Another call out for help in the #Linux and #nixos community!

We REALLY want to get the #nixbook installer to be able to install #flatpak during (or right after) the calamares installation.

Currently its installing on first boot of nixbook, but it's janky, and causing some downstream issues.

I FEEL LIKE this should be fixable.

Again, the issue is that we want to install a handful of flatpaks after the nixos build, but it gets cranky with no DBUS.

https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook-installer/issues/4

This application is crazy good, it has helped me go from Windows to Linux at least on the laptop. It's black magic what it does xD

Upscaler, @TheEvilSkeletonhttps://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.theevilskeleton.Upscaler

#Linux#Upscaler#Gnome#Flatpak#Flathub#App

This application is crazy good, it has helped me go from Windows to Linux at least on the laptop. It's black magic what it does xD

Upscaler, @TheEvilSkeletonhttps://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.theevilskeleton.Upscaler

#Linux#Upscaler#Gnome#Flatpak#Flathub#App

The state of #Linux packaging seems to be a perpetual mess. There is no standard packaging format among distros (something that I don't think will be resolved any time soon) and I've always viewed third party packaging tools like #snap and #flatpak with skepticism, mainly from a #security perspective.

After reading this, I'd rather deal with the perpetual mess of different package managers than the unraveling security headache that is Flatpak.

https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/when-flatpaks-sandbox-cracks-real-life-security-issues-beyond-ideal

#tech #technews

The state of #Linux packaging seems to be a perpetual mess. There is no standard packaging format among distros (something that I don't think will be resolved any time soon) and I've always viewed third party packaging tools like #snap and #flatpak with skepticism, mainly from a #security perspective.

After reading this, I'd rather deal with the perpetual mess of different package managers than the unraveling security headache that is Flatpak.

https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/when-flatpaks-sandbox-cracks-real-life-security-issues-beyond-ideal

#tech #technews