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cm0002@lemy.lol to Linux@programming.dev · 2 months ago

Flatpak’s Future May Leave Non-systemd Distros Behind

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Flatpak’s Future May Leave Non-systemd Distros Behind

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cm0002@lemy.lol to Linux@programming.dev · 2 months ago
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Flatpak’s future sandboxing design may rely more heavily on systemd services, raising questions about compatibility with non-systemd systems.
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    Guaranteed absence of flatpak will be a motivation for some to choose a non-systemd distro

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      Flatpak has been pretty optional on most distros I’ve used. Snap on the other hand…

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        apt install firefox

        Look inside: snapd installed

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          One of the reasons I’ve been avoiding or actively moving off Ubuntu these days. The snap ecosystem is bloated AF

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      I’ve lived without Flatpak for over 20 years. I’m not worried.

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      Omw to switch my arch to a selfwritten init manager /s

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        Just boot into kernel command line and start your services manually.

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        in Haskell or Rust?

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          C

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            C++

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              Probably, yeah. I’d start in C and realize I do actually like C++ concepts and styles too much to continue in C.

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