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Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps? (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sandboxing and greater flexibility in using older or conflicting packages/libraries.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sandboxing is a buzzword here. Look at the flatpaks, people don't sandbox, they apply the maximum permissions until the application stops making errors at startup. This is not sandboxing.

And don't expect for a second that the security will be enforced on older libraries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

people don't sandbox

Yes they do. Do they all sandbox all things? No. Does it require sandboxing? No. But these are moot points. If you need it, you can have it. These are not available with traditional packages. Whether or not something works properly when sandboxed is sort of a side point, because it simply means that stuff needs to be worked-out. Since when do we have perfect stuff out of the box in FOSS though?

You're holding it to greater standards, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Users upping permissions is not something that Flatpak is to blame for.

Flatpak has set the groundwork for sandboxing of desktop apps with a runtime permission system. People dont yet know how to properly use it.