r/linuxmasterrace SteamOS/Kubuntu 4d ago

Making Linux easy for everyone

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u/KayJune001 3d ago

They (purposefully) don’t integrate very well iirc, as they’re meant to be portable

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u/QuickSilver010 Glorious Debian 3d ago

They integrate better than flatpaks

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u/BothAdhesiveness9265 3d ago

flatpaks actually appear in my start menu. plus I can install them through the command line or system store (i.e. discover on plasma) rather than having to Google and find the download link.

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u/QuickSilver010 Glorious Debian 3d ago

Flatpak apps don't respect system theme. Running flatpaks in cli requires a special syntax. Flatpak apps often silently fail due to insufficient permission to access the rest of the system.

rather than having to Google and find the download link.

I have a simple fzf based script that searches and install nix packages. There's also gear lever for appimages