On Sun, 2025-09-21 at 09:46 +0000, Antony Paya via users wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have recently switched from Ubuntu to Fedora, and I have noticed something.
> 
> When selecting packages to install in the Software manager, the first option 
> that comes is Flatpak, not RPM, even when the latter source is available.
> 
> Can you tell me why this choice has been made ? Is it for safety or security ?
> 
> For instance, if I try to install Thunderbird it is using Flatpak.

No idea. I don't use the GUI software manager(s), preferring to install
and update using dnf.

I seriously doubt it's for safety or security. Flatbox is somewhat
portable across distros, but also has disadvantages as the apps run in
sandboxes and have only limited access to the desktop. This can have
consequences for something that expects greater integration. I don't
know if TBird is one such app as I don't use it, but it does affect
Evolution which has similar use cases.

poc
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