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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Luffy879@lemmy.ml to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

For context: I habe a PC with an 8gb SSD and I somehow need to get an app on there that only has a flatpak release

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[-] jmf@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago

Ok dude, you should have looked at the minimum requirements for a linux install before buying that thin client. I checked debian and fedora and both had minimun requirements exceeding 8gb for graphical environments. Read the manual, stop bashing a tool you arent using right. Flatpak works great for almost every use case, especially if you learn how to tweak the sandbox.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 months ago

Build it from source them.

[-] FurryMemesAccount 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Another missed occasion to have taken a screenshot. There's gnome-screenshot, scrot, your DE's integrated tool and so many others to choose from, you can do it!

That sort of shit makes me hate the modern internet. (Also screenshots are cleaner and therefore compress better since you seem to care (rightfully) about storage space.)

[-] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 months ago

Yeah but if youre using a lemmy app on your phone its significantly faster to just use your phone camera rather than having to share/transfer the file over somehow, or sign into lemmy on your pc. Im not saying you're wrong, but i get why someone wouldn't care for a quick throwaway post. Also storage then isnt an issue on the PC at all because the image is only on the phone.

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[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 6 months ago

btrfs compression and dedupe. Saves a lot of space

[-] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Lots of people seem to like it. I also use it for like 2 or 3 desktop apps, but it's alao littering my filesystem with gigabytes of runtimes. And I believe I can salely remove Skype now...

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Who likes having their hard drive space wasted?

[-] Overspark@feddit.nl 7 points 6 months ago

Technically it's empty space that's being wasted, if you fill it up it's being useful!

[-] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Idk, probably all the people who downvoted OP and the majority of people here on Lemmy I met in discussions about Flatpak & Co. And If I look at the average size of a modern Windows installation, I'd say at least 70% of desktop users to begin with.

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago

Gigabytes?

I have a bunch of apps installed and it is only a little over a gigabyte.

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[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Skelly is rapidly approaching your location.

tl;dr: some applications (like Bottles) are designed to run only in sandboxed environments. Flatpak is a robust way to ensure that an application has the correct dependencies and conditions for proper functionality.

[-] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 7 points 6 months ago

Or alternatively... crzyshrtct was not found on your host, but is required, daddy. Please install it to be able to use the software.

[-] HStone32@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I only use flatpack when I need the most up to date version of a software for whatever reason.

[-] bugg@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

But it’s a delta.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

and 8gb ssd? at that size it's surely a removable 2242 ngff drive, it's like 10$ for a 64gb one. you're quite literally throttling your systems read/write speed, cause ssds want at least 20% free to manipulate files.

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 6 months ago

I see DLL Hell is still going strong...

[-] guilhermegnzaga@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 6 months ago

TONS OF SAME STUFF

every time:

downloads a different version of KDE from 2014

[-] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

what kind of app only bundles a flatpak? Surely there's manual install instructions?

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[-] halva@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

you probably have thrice that in your yay/paru or emerge cache

i know what you are.

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