▲ 675 ▼ Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version (news.itsfoss.com) submitted 2 years ago by drascus@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml 253 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dco@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (3 children) And that they decided to go with RPM and DEB instead of just doing a Flatpak permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Are you kidding me? Doesn't bother me that much, as I use Thunderbird with Protonmail bridge. I'm still waiting on Proton Drive for linux. Well, I'm gonna end up self hosting at this point. :( permalink fedilink source parent [–] banghida@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Tbh it should have simply been a flatpak permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I prefer rpm over flatpak. at least I know any os dependency updates are happening regularly, flatpak may not get weekly dependency updates from proton permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its kinda annoying for anyone not on debian or fedora (and derivatives) though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm on OpenSuse which will take a Fedora RPM, and most will take deb, if they don't you can uae the alien tool to convert it for your OS...extra steps which sucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) OpenSUSE does not have Fedoras ABI or package names. The RPMs aren’t compatible. This one might work as its just Electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* "Extra steps for thee, not for me!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago Are you kidding me? Doesn't bother me that much, as I use Thunderbird with Protonmail bridge. I'm still waiting on Proton Drive for linux. Well, I'm gonna end up self hosting at this point. :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] banghida@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Tbh it should have simply been a flatpak permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I prefer rpm over flatpak. at least I know any os dependency updates are happening regularly, flatpak may not get weekly dependency updates from proton permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its kinda annoying for anyone not on debian or fedora (and derivatives) though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm on OpenSuse which will take a Fedora RPM, and most will take deb, if they don't you can uae the alien tool to convert it for your OS...extra steps which sucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) OpenSUSE does not have Fedoras ABI or package names. The RPMs aren’t compatible. This one might work as its just Electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* "Extra steps for thee, not for me!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its kinda annoying for anyone not on debian or fedora (and derivatives) though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm on OpenSuse which will take a Fedora RPM, and most will take deb, if they don't you can uae the alien tool to convert it for your OS...extra steps which sucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) OpenSUSE does not have Fedoras ABI or package names. The RPMs aren’t compatible. This one might work as its just Electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* "Extra steps for thee, not for me!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) I'm on OpenSuse which will take a Fedora RPM, and most will take deb, if they don't you can uae the alien tool to convert it for your OS...extra steps which sucks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) OpenSUSE does not have Fedoras ABI or package names. The RPMs aren’t compatible. This one might work as its just Electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* "Extra steps for thee, not for me!" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) OpenSUSE does not have Fedoras ABI or package names. The RPMs aren’t compatible. This one might work as its just Electron. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* "Extra steps for thee, not for me!" permalink fedilink source parent