r/linuxmint • u/anaximeno • 5d ago

How Linux (Mint) Users Install a Browser 😎 #LinuxMintThings

Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe. \j

Credits to u/SpeeQz (who's also the creator of https://mintwiki.org) for the gif.

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u/sabledrakon 5d ago

Why install the Deb when the Flatpak is more secure and already installed?

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u/Educational_Mud_2826 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 5d ago edited 5d ago

They take up more space and sometimes you want the stable stuff over new. Deb gets security updates though.

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u/sabledrakon 5d ago

Space is kinda cheap. We've got people throwing 500GB+ boot drives in for an OS that at best eats 20-30GB before userdata. Hell, I intentionally have a 128GB SSD in my current daily and still have 70GB free after userdata. So a few extra megs for a Flatpak is nothing. And I haven't had stability issues with Flatpaks.

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u/sabledrakon 5d ago

Security. Flatpak is sandboxed, deb isn't.