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minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down7·8 months agoBut doesnt each flatpak is packed with its own dependencies? So bascially you have the same dependency over and over.
minus-squared_k_bo@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up30·edit-28 months agoNo, each runtime is only used once. You only get duplicates for apps that use different runtimes or for dependencies that are bundled in the app.
minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months ago dependencies that are bundled in the app Isn’t flatpaks exactly this?
minus-squareVash63@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·8 months agoNo, it’s a layered model like Docker. They depend on various images that can be shared across applications targeting the same runtime.
minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoDidn’t know that, intresting, thank you.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months agoSome are bundled, lots of the deps come from runtimes that are collections of deps. And many apps use those same runtimes. It’s sorta middle point between bundling everything and sharing everything.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up27·8 months agoYou may be thinking of AppImage. That’s one file that contains everything.
But doesnt each flatpak is packed with its own dependencies? So bascially you have the same dependency over and over.
No, each runtime is only used once. You only get duplicates for apps that use different runtimes or for dependencies that are bundled in the app.
Isn’t flatpaks exactly this?
No, it’s a layered model like Docker. They depend on various images that can be shared across applications targeting the same runtime.
Didn’t know that, intresting, thank you.
Some are bundled, lots of the deps come from runtimes that are collections of deps. And many apps use those same runtimes. It’s sorta middle point between bundling everything and sharing everything.
You may be thinking of AppImage. That’s one file that contains everything.
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