Bacteria@lemmy.one to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMy thoughts on Flatpak (that nobody asked for)akselmo.devexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkMy thoughts on Flatpak (that nobody asked for)akselmo.devBacteria@lemmy.one to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarePhrodo_00@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoNot all dependencies are packaged by the dev. Flatpacks run on top of runtimes which are basically bundles of libraries (most of the important common ones) that are updated independently. A dev only needs to include libraries not in the runtimes.
minus-squarePureTryOut@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoBut tons of libraries used out there are not in those runtimes, and this scenario still applies to them.
Not all dependencies are packaged by the dev. Flatpacks run on top of runtimes which are basically bundles of libraries (most of the important common ones) that are updated independently. A dev only needs to include libraries not in the runtimes.
But tons of libraries used out there are not in those runtimes, and this scenario still applies to them.
Thanks, I didn’t know that.