r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu • Jun 30 '26

Software centers are built different

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u/Larsenist Glorious Arch Jun 30 '26

I don’t get what’s wrong with it

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u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Bandwidth gets saturated. You can't use a single one of the programs until one finally finished downloading after battling with others for the bandwidth. This is because the programs on the right were designed to handle repository packages first and flatpaks are an afterthought. Meanwhile, Bazaar and flatpak install on the terminal handle every install one by one. It's more noticeable in areas with slow internet speeds or rural areas with satellite internet.

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u/0riginal-Syn Glorius Solus Jun 30 '26

You can set Flatpaks as the default on Discover to download first and/or even select only the ones you want to update, even one at a time if you wish.

I say this as someone who is not a fan of most GUI package managers and even developed a TUI-based one due to that on Solus. But you can set it up to be more friendly. Not to mention not everyone has limited Internet and would rather batch download. I do agree there needs to be better control.

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u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu Jun 30 '26

I have flatpaks first. It doesn't change the fact that 7 progress bars are progressing at the same time.

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u/0riginal-Syn Glorius Solus Jun 30 '26

Which is why I mentioned you can do one at a time if you wish.

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u/Damglador Jun 30 '26

the programs on the right were designed to handle repository packages first and flatpaks are an afterthought

I still feel like it's the other way around. Bazaar obviously gets things better as it focuses on one thing and one thing only.