#Spideroak linux mint install#

Often the only officially supported Linux is Ubuntu, on OpenSuse I often have to install things more manually, or fix things afterwards.Īdditionally, adding non-repostitory software to the system has its risk. For instance with LyX, font packages were listed as 'optional' dependencies, when their absence would actually, without any warning, cause weird glitches at runtime.ĭEB/RPM Packages, if available, may be broken or at least incomplete for any given configuration. I could use a rolling-release OS, but at work that might not be my choice, and even then I would sacrifice stability of the day-to-day work environment because I need one package to be more up-to-date.Įven if things are in the repository, I've found that sometimes they are just configured questionably. The most common case for me is needing one or two graphical programs in the most recent version due to a bug fix I need, so it doesn't help me that there is a package in the repository. Linux works pretty great, if all you need is in the repository. One of them, and the only one that really applies for desktop PCs, is software distribution. For instance, why is Firefox even offered on Flathub? Are there distros that don't have Firefox in the repositories?įor background, I am currently using Open Suse at work for software development, but have always returned to Windows on private devices due to a variety of annoyances any time I've used Linux. AppImage is cool though, as a preservation method.īut other than that, what problem is it solving? It seems that some people use them for many (most?) installed packages.

Quoting: superboybotI think Flatpak is fine (and to a lesser extent Snap, especially on distros that include it by default), but I don't really see the point unless it offers a package that isn't in your repo.