owzimMar 1, 2024
More than 2GB for a colorpicker? #flatpak can be a pain in the ass if you have 5 apps, that have 5 different platform dependencies. #linux #gtk #gnome
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@owzim

that's so stupid and this is why I hate flatpak

Mar 1, 2024 at 8:56amWeb
Show threadowzimMar 1, 2024
@selea Depends I guess. I just installed it with nix package manager in like 10 seconds. To be fair #flatpak covers additional stuff like permissions and sandboxing.
Show threadrazzeMar 1, 2024

@owzim @selea your nix installation also has these 2GB downloaded, you just already have them installed in a previous update.

also that dialogue saying it will install 2GB is afaik just a projection, meaning, that it might not do that, as it can only figure out the actually sizes on install/download, as it deduplicates.

Show threadowzimMar 1, 2024
@razze @selea that might be true, but it comes down to how it feels. I perceive flatpak installations as very slow and very huge and all in all clumsy. Not so with nix. #shrugs
Show threadAlex L πŸ•Š πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈMar 1, 2024

@selea @owzim

It's not stupid, it is brilliant. It's just not complete:

https://mastodon.social/@alxlg/112000758150683850

Show threadDaniΓ«l Franke πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆMar 1, 2024

@selea @owzim

I think it's not too stupid, it's just a consequence of wanting a package format that works on all linux distributions. AppImage and Snaps have similar (if not worse) disk space requirements.

Sure, you can say that OS packages take less space, but those have their own set of issues.

Show threadCastedo EllermanMar 1, 2024

@ainmosni @selea @owzim I bet lots of us can agree that ...

sometimes it's smart to be a bit stupid ... and sometimes it's stupid to try and be too smart! πŸ˜ƒ