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    1. How to clean up the space taken by old Snap and flatpak files

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      When Snap and\or flatpak install or update packages they do not always do so cleanly Snap for example can keep up to 3 previous versions on updating and if you are struggling for space then this...

      When Snap and\or flatpak install or update packages they do not always do so cleanly

      Snap for example can keep up to 3 previous versions on updating and if you are struggling for space then this can be a Bad Thingtm

      These couple of pages show a good reliable way to tidy up and get back some disk space
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      Flatpak

      Please note, I am not the author. The articles are on a website called debugpoint.com and does not carry a credit

      4 votes

    2. Do technologies like Snap and Flatpak have a future?

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      I just gave up on installing Gimp via flatpack because it required a 2GB download. I run i3 on top of Xfce. I have lots of Gtk libraries already. Storage is cheap and my internet has no limits,...

      I just gave up on installing Gimp via flatpack because it required a 2GB download. I run i3 on top of Xfce. I have lots of Gtk libraries already. Storage is cheap and my internet has no limits, but this seems very inefficient to me. What if I had to install all my software that way?

      27 votes