On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM Antony Paya via users <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.
I can't answer your question about Software Manager. However, you can disable the Flatpak repo. See, for example, <https://www.google.com/search?q=fedora+disable+flatpak+repo>. I usually disable the extra repos. Fedora works fine without them. Jeff -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
