Does anyone know if Ubuntu Touch supports flatpaks? I’ve been following the project and think what they’re doing is super cool for mobile Linux. I’ve even been thinking about installing it on one of my devices just to try it out at some point.

One problem though. Does it support flatpak? If not, that might be a deal breaker. All the best mobile friendly apps are easily available through flathub. It’s also my preferred way to get them since snap is not as good and natives packages are bound to be outdated given Ubuntu Touch’s current version.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      011 months ago

      Thank you. This was the answer I was looking for. It’s sad that the process to get apps running is fairly convoluted. I hope that things will get easier in the future though I have no clue how hard it would be for them to transition to wayland or improve mir for running other app types. I think flatpak would be huge for improving the usability though since it would give them access to all of flathub.

  • @just_another_person
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    111 months ago

    Flatpak is just a package manager. If it’s built for whatever you have UT installed on, sure. Why not?

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      011 months ago

      It’s just there’s a severe lack of communication regarding it. I’ve never seen a single flatpak app mentioned in their videos, posts, or documentation. I’m sure since it’s based on Ubuntu the package exists but it seems like they aren’t on board with flatpak generally. I’ve seen mention of getting snaps and they have an app store but there’s no flatpak support on it.

      I don’t mind the terminal but a graphical interface would be much preferred.

      • @just_another_person
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        -211 months ago

        Canonical makes Ubuntu, and also the Snap Package Manager. They’ve been trying to push Snap for years, which is why Flatpak is an alternative to Snap. You won’t find Canonical/Ubuntu docs spreading Flatpak.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          011 months ago

          This is a community project though. They aren’t affiliated with canonical I think as they’re not an official spin.

          • @just_another_person
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            -111 months ago

            The footer of the Ubuntu Touch site:

            Not sure what you thought you were into, but…

              • @just_another_person
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                -211 months ago

                Right, but just because you have people maintaining the project, it’s still based on Canonical’s Ubuntu, therefore Snap by default. Take it up with their community if you don’t like that, that’s the point of community outreach.

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                  211 months ago

                  I’m not saying I have any problem with it, it’s their work after all. I was just asking a question since I couldn’t find anything that clarified the project’s position. And tbh I would feel very uncomfortable entering their channels, asking if they support flatpak and then leaving. So I figured I would ask on lemmy and leave the information for all who were equally curious.