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Are flatpaks the future? I tend to agree.

Flatpak Snapcraft
  1. Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Aside from the issues with the flatpak.org web site, I'm still finding the onboarding pretty rough. At the moment I'm resurrecting a Go program I last worked on about 4 years ago. I need to update my tool chain. Go is now available in the Debian repos but the version is dated. I can install directly from a Go website download (.tar.gz) but I really prefer to keep this within a package manager. One of the portable formats seems like the obvious answer.

    #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Developer Tools 84 social mentions

  2. 2
    Binary package manager with support for environments.

    #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager #Developer Tools 29 social mentions

  3. Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    On any distribution supporting snaps (see http://snapcraft.io), install snapd (requires snapd >=2.0.6).

    #Package Manager #Front End Package Manager #Windows Tools 87 social mentions

Discuss: Are flatpaks the future? I tend to agree.

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