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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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what are the pros and cons of apt vs flatpak? (lemmy.ml)

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target OS is debian or linux mint

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Security. Use apt

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

bwrap wants to have a word with you

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry I tried to download bwrap but I got a virus because flatpak doesn't verify anything that it downloads with cryptography

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is kind of a bad comparison. Theoretically, malicious authors could sign their Flatpak packages and Flatpak could verify it with cryptography. It doesn't matter if you're downloading a "crypto-wallet" that's really just a phishing exercise.

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