@shrewdcat@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml • 6 days agoFan of Flatpaks ...or Not?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square315fedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down164
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minus-square@Outwit1294@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink8•6 days agoI installed flatseal but I never understand what is essential and what is not.
minus-squareT Jedilinkfedilink7•6 days agoIt is mostly trial and error. I use it mostly to set envvars. As an example, I add the ~/.themes folder and the GTK_THEME to allow some apps to get the themes I downloaded.
minus-square@Outwit1294@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink2•6 days agoOh, so flatpaks cannot automatically get system themes? If it is trial and error, is it really useful for a normal user?
minus-squareT Jedilinkfedilink2•6 days agoSystem themes, probably most of them work. But most of them don’t bother watching the user themes or icons folder. I don’t think Flatseal is that useful for the majority of users, no. But it is a good tool to have in mind when the need arises.
minus-square@Outwit1294@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink1•6 days agoWhy do you think it is not useful? I replaced Firefox system package with Flatpak because I think browser is the most used and vulnerable thing in my system. And the size seemed reasonable. I did not replace Thunderbird because its size is almost 10 times.
minus-square@DanWolfstone@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 days agoThe person you’re replying to is talking about the permissions manager flatseal, not flatpaks
I installed flatseal but I never understand what is essential and what is not.
It is mostly trial and error. I use it mostly to set envvars.
As an example, I add the ~/.themes folder and the GTK_THEME to allow some apps to get the themes I downloaded.
Oh, so flatpaks cannot automatically get system themes?
If it is trial and error, is it really useful for a normal user?
System themes, probably most of them work. But most of them don’t bother watching the user themes or icons folder.
I don’t think Flatseal is that useful for the majority of users, no. But it is a good tool to have in mind when the need arises.
Why do you think it is not useful?
I replaced Firefox system package with Flatpak because I think browser is the most used and vulnerable thing in my system. And the size seemed reasonable.
I did not replace Thunderbird because its size is almost 10 times.
The person you’re replying to is talking about the permissions manager flatseal, not flatpaks
Oops. I got confused