In the 33rd episode of The Homelab Show, Tom and Jay discuss the various types of software packages available, and some of the associated technologies.
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Flatpak Tutorial – Setting up Flatpak and installing Packages
Flatpaks are a universal package type that gives you cross-distribution access to popular Linux apps. In this video, I’ll show you how to configure Ubuntu for Flatpak support, and we’ll install a few apps. In addition, I’ll show you command-line methods as well.
Why Universal Linux Apps are GREAT!
Universal Linux Apps/Packages (Flatpaks, Snaps, AppImages) seem to get a lot of hate in the Linux community, but why?! In this video, I talk about why this type of technology is not only necessary, but a good thing.
