#1003268 gnome-software: Could favour Debian packages over Flatpak packages

Package:
gnome-software
Source:
gnome-software
Description:
Software Center for GNOME
Submitter:
Yvan Masson
Date:
2022-01-07 09:15:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1003268#5
Date:
2022-01-07 09:13:39 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainers,

By default, if package gnome-software-plugin-flatpak is installed and if
a Flathpak repository is configured, Gnome Software will prefer Flatpak
packages over Debian packages.

While I am really glad that Flatpak exists, it has some disadvantages
compared to Debian packages:
- network usage for installation
- disk usage
- system integration issues

Recently, a dconf setting appeared in Gnome Software, with a detailed
rationale, so that user can choose that Flatpak should not be the
preferred packaging system[1].

As explained in the mentioned link, I also believe that there are more
often issues with Flatpak packages than with Debian packages (I can give
examples if requested). That is why I suggest that Debian should ship
Gnome Software defaulting to install Debian packages.

1. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/1005

Regards,
Yvan