On Mon, 2025-10-20 at 16:51 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > Hi All, > > I am working on a proposal where updates need to be > applied automatically. > > Betterbird is in Flatpack. Flatpack confuses me. > Does it have a DNF style repo that can be set to > automatically update Betterbird? > > Or should I just stick with Thunderbird?
Looking at: https://www.betterbird.eu/downloads/## There's some downloading automation info on that page, but it looks like if you're installing something from one file you got from some website, you're gonna have to keep on managing its updates in a similar fashion. Unless the program self-updates (like Firefox can do when it wasn't installed from a Fedora repo RPM). I hate that. The install and update everything from repos, with one "dnf update" command was one of the massively useful things that organises the upkeep of a Fedora installation. The Windows way of every application needing separate management was always a disaster. Things didn't get updated until you went to use them, then your workflow of what you wanted to do is interrupted by first updating it. Half an hour later after download, install, log out, log back in again, reboot, seems to work now... What was I going to do before I had to do all that crap? But usually (for me) putting it off until later, then later again, then later again. On the other hand, if you got a flatpak via one of the software management tools in Fedora (e.g. Gnome software), I expect that you should be able to maintain its updates in a more automatic way the same as your other installed software. I say "expect" because I don't use Gnome software, and I'd hope it works like other system software managers. Though I've seen a few that are just diabolical to use. Looking at its blurb on the Gnome website, it looks a bit like the appstore on Mac, ugh! -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.119.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jun 4 14:43:51 UTC 2024 x86_64 (yes, this is the output from uname for this PC when I posted) Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. -- _______________________________________________ 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
