shrewdcat@lemmy.zip to Linux@lemmy.ml · 24 days agoFan of Flatpaks ...or Not?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square309fedilinkarrow-up1772arrow-down163
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minus-squareT Jedi@bolha.forumlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 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-squareOutwit1294@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·24 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 Jedi@bolha.forumlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 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-squareOutwit1294@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 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-squareDanWolfstone@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoThe person you’re replying to is talking about the permissions manager flatseal, not flatpaks
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