Why does Trisquel offer the flatpak package in its repos?
Flatpak is available in Trisquel's repos:
apt policy flatpak
flatpak:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.12.7-1
Version table:
1.12.7-1 500
500 https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages aramo/main amd64 Packages
Flatpak can't really install anything (to my knowledge) without using flathub, and flathub recommends non-free software if people visit the flathub website. I don't know if flathub recommends non-free software if it's used on the command line, but I'm thinking it might.
So does flatpak really qualify to be a Trisquel package?
I notice that Flatpak is also an available package on Guix and Parabola and I see it as a package on the PureOS mirrors, but it's not on Hyperbola. Just curious as to how this has been thought through recently, if anyone has any insight.
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The response in https://trisquel.info/fr/forum/how-install-pythons-pip-trisquel#comment-171709 seems to apply to flatpak as well so I also find it surprising that trisquel has a flatpak package.
Before making users jump through hoops to use Flatpaks I hope distros are willing to add more programs to their repos. I only use Flathub because the Trisquel repo doesn't have everything I use.
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> Before making users jump through hoops to use Flatpaks
After looking up dictionaries, I guess you mean "before making it difficult for users to use flatpaks on trisquel", is that correct?
> I hope distros are willing to add more programs to their repos. I only use Flathub because the Trisquel repo doesn't have everything I use.
Probably we can't expect that from ubuntu, so that would need to be done in trisquel directly. I guess we need to list programs to add and someone to be willing to do the work. I wish I could help but feel a bit clueless now.
> "After looking up dictionaries, I guess you mean "before making it difficult for users to use flatpaks on trisquel", is that correct?"
Correct, that would be what I meant.
> "Probably we can't expect that from ubuntu, so that would need to be done in trisquel directly. I guess we need to list programs to add and someone to be willing to do the work. I wish I could help but feel a bit clueless now."
I am fine using Flatpak or other methods to use various FOSS programs as I know that Trisquel doesn't have infinite manpower to add all the software I want. My issue is that if Andy were to have his way and Flatpak is removed from Trisquel then it not only hurts those trying to run non free software but those that use it to run FOSS software such as myself.
>"My issue is that if Andy were to have his way and Flatpak is removed from Trisquel then it not only hurts those trying to run non free software but those that use it to run FOSS software such as myself."
I did not say I want it removed, only that I was curious about what the current decision-making is about flatpak by the FSF-approved distros.
Also, even if flatpak were to be removed from Trisquel's repo, it's not like you would be prevented from using it - flatpak clearly gives you a one-line command to install it using their own PPA on any Debian-based distro.