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RetroDECK Blog - Retro Gaming Flatpak - May 2025: Mad Community Scientists (retrodeck.readthedocs.io)
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[–] db2@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather run batocera in a vm than use a flatpak.

[–] PoopMonster@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm relatively new to Linux and flatpaks seem convinient to me, what's the downside?

[–] db2@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

They have use cases, this just isn't one of them. Every app doesn't need to be a bloated mess, system libraries exist for a reason.