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