Just for info, Flatpak is a way to install software without dealing with dependency issues.
Rather than try to use versions (perhaps incompatible ones) of dependencies already on your system or in the repos, a Flatpak contains everything needed to run the chosen app.
In addition, Flatpak apps run in a sandbox so as not to affect other parts of the system.
The advantages includes avoiding dependency hell, along with being able to run software more current than a stagnant and frozen repo. (which can be years old)
The disadvantage is a bit of bloat for that app since it contains all the dependencies, as well as a few issues with communicating outside the sandbox which can affect databases and printing. (still possible, just not out-of-the-box easy)
Best of luck with whatever route you choose. Regards, Adrien On 8/22/20 9:38 PM, John Angelico wrote:
I don't know much about Flatpack. It seems to be a development environment but I''ll see how much extra load it may put onto my creaking old system :-)
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