Sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask this, I couldn’t find a linux-no-stupid-questions community lol.

I’m migrating again to linux, and working on Linux Mint for now to avoid a huge change due to my upcoming program for school soon where I won’t have extra time to fiddle with things. So I’m trying to get everything set up, and download my most used applications, but I’m trying to figure out - should I be downloading the official software if it’s available, or is it better to find a FOSS alternative instead? I plan to go with the apps that come with it like the libre office instead of Microsoft, obviously, but I was looking at Discord and there is what appears to be an official looking option in the software manager app, and below it a FOSS WebCord option. Or, if this one isn’t the official, I could always go to the discord site and get it from them if they have it available.

Does it matter which option I go with? Is it better to go with official software if possible? Or is it better to go with FOSS for more control/privacy?

  • MazonnaCara89English
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    1 year ago

    For discord it will be better to install both official and webcord, in fact I use both, on the official client you have Krisp noise reduction and you don’t risk a ban, but there are downsides to it for example the screensharing on wayland is broken and sometimes you get the annoying window “A new update is available download the .deb on our site” and you can’t use discord for weeks with the official client.