Bacteria to Linux@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoMy thoughts on Flatpak (that nobody asked for)akselmo.devmessage-square19arrow-up145
arrow-up145external-linkMy thoughts on Flatpak (that nobody asked for)akselmo.devBacteria to Linux@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square19
minus-squarePhrodo_00linkfedilink9•11 months 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-square@PureTryOut@lemmy.mllinkfedilink4•11 months 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.