I mean, not every shiny version is a mere gimmick. Cura just added improved tree supports, which are a great quality of life improvement.
I will not deny that having a robust stable system will always be better than having every package the newest version.
I have never considered speed. For example, it may be foolish to use flatpaks for Blender or Godot engine? Or perhaps is it the startup speed that is slow?
Sounds dope. I love OpenSuse. I almost made it my main OS, but got kicked in the ass installing graphics drivers and the fixes were many and too annoying.
MicroOS. Never head of that. I am excited now.
True. I have run into a lot of dumb issues with sandboxing, mostly in choosing a folder other than downloads for file interaction.
I have overlooked Appimage, and I will consider it. I am intrigued that you put it before native package. I had not considered using the package manager of the language it is built in, which honestly is probably the optimal way to install a package.
Alright, I have some reading to do. I love learning new ways to do things. I am glad I asked!
I am totally ignorant, do flatpaks use a lot more processing?
That is cool. I imagine it would be great to have an array of USBs with different distros for specialized uses.
For the most part, I don't even look at the version number when downloading packages. Most of the time it does not matter. Still, when I need something up to date, all I have to do is choose the flatpak version.
For me it is having up to date packages. Debian is concerned with stability, so many packages are held back for testing, or just stop getting updates.
Another is that Flatpaks are sandboxed, so they won't be messing with your systems.
Great explanation and rationale for using Flatpaks! I hope others with questions see this.
I understand how people may be annoyed by the redundancy of every app packaging their own lib, but I swear those are measured in kilobytes, and people tend to be so obsessively minimalist it is a non-issue. Then again, minimalist are probably compiling their software.
I will be honest and reveal my naivete about the permissions. I don't really mess with permission for any program, but I can see how some defaults may be bad.
I will look into bubble wrap, since the sandboxing is important, but the sheer convenience and availability of software is what is appealing.
People keep recommending it, I guess I will give it a try.
For a minute I was fascinated by GOBO Linux, and I really thought it would take off, but I think the developers must have moved on since there have been no updates. However, the 'recipes' seem to get actively updated, so maybe it is a stable enough system.
I am ignoring size, which as much as it doesn't matter for my computer setup, is still space that can be better spent on games and video.
Damn, I guess I need to learn Nixos.