Flathub aims to be the place to get and distribute apps for Linux. It is powered by Flatpak which allows Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution.
How does it stack up against traditional package management and others like AUR and Nix?
I installed PyCharm via flatpak. I don’t appreciate that I can’t access vim via the IDE’s terminal, and so far that’s all I really have to say about it. I like that things are sandboxed, and I think maybe this wasn’t the kind of thing I ought to have used flatpak for.
I haven’t, and prior to this post I wasn’t even aware of flatseal. I haven’t been doing too much dev work on my home machine lately, so fixing this gripe is kinda low on my priority list, but I’ll keep that in mind as an option if I ever get around to it. Most likely, though, I’ll probably just go back to the tarball. I really do think that I picked a less-than-ideal use case for flatpak on this one.
I installed PyCharm via flatpak. I don’t appreciate that I can’t access vim via the IDE’s terminal, and so far that’s all I really have to say about it. I like that things are sandboxed, and I think maybe this wasn’t the kind of thing I ought to have used flatpak for.
I have to agree. I tried some of the JetBrains IDEs from Flathub, and I switched back to the regular JetBrains Toolbox versions.
Have you tried granting additional permissions via Flatseal?
I haven’t, and prior to this post I wasn’t even aware of flatseal. I haven’t been doing too much dev work on my home machine lately, so fixing this gripe is kinda low on my priority list, but I’ll keep that in mind as an option if I ever get around to it. Most likely, though, I’ll probably just go back to the tarball. I really do think that I picked a less-than-ideal use case for flatpak on this one.