Also new is our availability on Flathub! Our Flatpak, developed by @TheEvilSkeleton, got published onto Flathub yesterday! This replaces our AppImages from now on, so we hope to hear your feedback on the Flatpak soon! Check it out here: https://flathub.org/apps/org.tenacityaudio.Tenacity
I feel, I can't recommend #Ubuntu anymore.
The fact that they are pushing #Snap is the reason.
One of the reasons is, that Snap gives a bad user experience. Snaps are really slow at startup and sometimes you have to launch them twice before they open, sometimes it just doesn't open at all.
I understand that using Snap is much easier, since you make one package , that runs everywhere, and I'm all for it! #Linux has been needing something like Snap and #Flatpak for a long time and now they are finally here. But pushing a product which doesn't work well is what I don't like about it.
Flatpak works much better and more smoothly than Snap does. Another thing about Snap I think they should be fixing is the centralization around Snapcraft - make it possible for others to set up repositories.
I think many people are having the same opinion, so hopefully (for themselves) #Canonical can learn and change the issues before Snap goes to 0. If they don't, then eventually more apps will come to #Flathub instead of #Snapcraft.
In this week’s #Linux and #OpenSource news video, we have the redesign of #Flathub and their verified apps, big performance improvements coming to the Linux kernel with version 6.3, and the EU cracking down on the biggest internet platforms, which for some reason include #Wikipedia.
Aarch64 support: we now build the Flatpak from source in order to support distros like #AsahiLinux better and a wider range of devices.
Automatic updating: an hour or so after release, the Flatpak will update to the latest version and binaries will be on official release channels in three to four hours.
Beta channels: we've set up a beta chanel that also automatically updates, so you can use the release candidates easily on #Flathub Beta!
Thanks to @grillo_delmal for figuring all of this out. It was fun.
I really love the #Linux and #OpenSource community. Three years ago I had no idea how to write an #GNOME application and I had not much programming experience. Now my app has over 1500 downloads on #Flathub, I got really nice feedback from users, someone contributed icons, another one contributed the French translation and I got really useful feedback from the #GNOMECircle team.
It's awesome that people I don't know help me and on the other side people I don't know enjoy using my app.
A new #Flathub website launched at #LAS2023 last weekend! 🎉 The redesigned site brings a fresh look and a verification feature. Developers can now log in and verify ownership of their apps, earning a blue check mark. Check it out here: https://flathub.org/