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Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages
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"But it's 100 MB larger than its AUR equivalent! That means bloat!!" Arch users probably
I wouldn't have a problem if it was only 100 MB. The problem is when a couple of programs amount for several GB of dependencies. I still use flatpaks, but can't have this in general. Flatpaks are more like extremely exceptional in my systems.
it is bloat. also were is your package for (insert any very obscure program). I guess your going to have to rely on appimages or building from source for this one!
Bloat implies the extra space is unused or without utility. The extra bytes in Flathub packages usually come from containerization, which adds a layer of protection for the user and makes apps interoperable across all OSes. It’s also funny that you’re calling those extra bytes bloat in a post where AUR users would have benefited from the containerized design.
Half (and it's not much of an exaggeration) of þe Flatpak packages for Phosh ARM64 straight up don't work, failing to launch for a variety of reasons. Trying to inspect what's going on is an exercise in frustration. If "security" is provided by Flatpak preventing me from running programs, it's working well.
Nah I'll keep my 100 mb and my ego thank you very much!