New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
@asqwerth ... You are right, the both have some advantages and inconveniences, and sometime, users do not want to go to the latest version automatically ex: a LibreOffice new version .The latest is not always the better because it needs some extra learning/skilling.
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Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
The compatibility likely depends on how many files that are bundled. The official LO AppImages state broader compatibility than any other Linux app (of similar size).
I'm in the AppImage camp, but realize that corporate backing is behind flatpak. It's a meaningless discussion - much like discussing QT vs GTK - because we can have both. I think it's great that flatpak has been added to MXPI. Well done!
Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
Indeed.
My MX15/16 installs have Libreoffice 6 and krita appimages, and Lollypop flatpak (my favourite music player just for the simplicity and UI, although Clementine is also a great and very comprehensive player).
Haha, until the recent testing of the flatpak manager in MXPI, I hadn't updated my Lollypop flatpak in ages, and I couldn't be bothered to download a newer LO 6 appimage for the longest time!oops wrote:...sometime, users do not want to go to the latest version automatically ex: a LibreOffice new version .
I did try download a new krita appimage fairly recently, and found it no longer worked on MX15/16. That's another reason I don't think appimages are that universal. Like dreamer said, it depends on how many files and dependencies the appimage dev squeezes into the appimage.
The newest krita (ver 4) had some dependencies that were not included but that MX15/16 needed. I don't actually need or want the newest version; I was just testing some things, and discovered that fact.
The older one on my system (ver 3+) works fine.
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Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
Do not worry, flatpak is a nice tool too (both are great).
An other advantage of appimage is than it is a only one file (easy to save and/or use with an usb-key to an other computer)
PS: I am going to trying Lollypop ...
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Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
If you are trying the flatpak version, don't forget to right-click on the list of music sources/options in the top left corner. Newer versions annoyingly started to hide some of the options, e.g. internet radio.
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Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
I've become a fan of MXPI. It makes doing a fresh install much easier than about any other dostro.
Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
I was thinking that it would be nice to create a "save custom installed packages" listing, basically a .pm file that would list all the packages installed since the MX installation and list that as an entry in Popular Apps tab. That would make reinstalling so much easier. D_O, what do you think?
Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
Adrian, that sounds good to me :)
Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
FI:
I have an issue when I went to go to the flatpak tab via sudo by the mx-packageinstaller item:
... To access to the flatpak tab i have to enter an other time the sudo password. (two times is one time too much)
Eit: for a workaround, I had to do this before via the terminal to add the repo.:
I have an issue when I went to go to the flatpak tab via sudo by the mx-packageinstaller item:
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gksudo mx-packageinstaller &
Eit: for a workaround, I had to do this before via the terminal to add the repo.:
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# flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
#optional:
# flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists gnome-apps https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome-apps.flatpakrepo
# flatpak remote-add kdeapps --if-not-exists https://distribute.kde.org/kdeapps.flatpakrepo
Last edited by oops on Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: New features in MX Package Installer (Now with flatpaks)
If this hasn't changed you shall start it such from the command line:oops wrote: ↑Sun Sep 16, 2018 4:36 pm FI:
I have an issue when I went to go to the flatpak tab via sudo by the mx-packageinstaller item:Code: Select all
gksudo mx-packageinstaller &
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su-to-root -X -c mx-packageinstaller
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