• klangcola@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Application Z requires another 3GB because it needs Gnome runtime version X+1, not version X. Although I do believe Flatpak does some kind of reduplication so actual used space is somewhat less.

    It’s also less of a problem if you flatpak all the apps vs having just a handful. The more apps the better chance they’re actually sharing runtimes.

    Flatpak updates are handled very smoothly by KDE Discover, I always assumed Gnome Software did the same, so no additional package manager required.

    Despite the few downsides Flatpak is still wonderful. As a Kubuntu user it’s nice to say Farewell random PPAs whenever there’s a need for an actual newish version of an application

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      1 year ago

      On a space limited , non upgradeable device (128GB ssd, half of that considering a dual boot) I find it literally unusable. At least with PPAs and AppImage i save 90% of redundant space