yeah like other people have rec'd, I just wrote a script for installing/removing/upgrading/searching all the package managers I have. this was used as a tongue in cheek jab and has never truly been a brag.
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What about pkcon? I haven't used it in particular, but packagekit based GUIs work pretty well in my experience, and then it supports flatpak/snap/apt/kde addons/etc in one interface, which is better than it was originally.
I think a script with apt/pacman/dnf etc., flatpak update can do the job as well?
IMO its against the unix vision to extend apt to manage flatpak as well.
Snap forces updates, and you cannot disable them. So if you use snaps, I guess you can stop worrying and keep going with your usual apt routine.
I mostly stick to things in the repos, if theres something I want that's not yet packaged I package it myself because Gentoo packages are fancy bash scripts with libraries (eclasses) to handle the normal make && make install sort of things for most build systems
I use Fedora for work, but ArchLinux at home. If you really want to skip flatpak then you need the AUR.
Is it possible to bring back that experience? A unified, reliable CLI solution to make sure EVERYTHING is up to date?
Yes. Use a Linux distro that doesn't use flatpacks and you're good to go.
Yeah, flatpaks are a pain in the ass. So glad that I don't have to use them since switching to Arch.