I doom scrolling Flathub

a month ago by ColdWater to c/linux

Found a lot of interesting softwares in there, I might make a list of interesting and potentially useful softwares I discovered

hobata 41 points a month ago

if doomscrolling through Flathub is somehow distracting or occupying your attention too much, you can extend your /etc/hosts like this:

0.0.0.0 flathub.org
0.0.0.0 www.flathub.org
0.0.0.0 dl.flathub.org

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ColdWater 30 points a month ago

Nah I can manage my addiction

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thingsiplay 30 points a month ago

Nah I can manage my addiction

That's exactly what an addicted person would say. :D

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muhyb 17 points a month ago

I'm not addicted, I'm doing that for 20 years and I can quit whenever I want.

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Hellstormy 10 points a month ago

I quit it 17 times already!

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umbrella 19 points a month ago

inb4 the machine stops updating and op gets a big virus

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comrade_twisty 3 points a month ago

To avoid virus disconnect machine from internet completely. Problem solved.

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laurelraven 2 points a month ago

No, not secure enough, you could still plug in an infected USB so better glue those ports shut

But if you want really secure, turn it off and bury it in a concrete vault

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kaiserZak 30 points a month ago

Based

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davel 27 points a month ago

I think that’s just regular scrolling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomscrolling (emphasis mine):

Doomscrolling is the act of spending an excessive amount of time on digital content (e.g. short-form content, user-generated content, AI-generated content, and news) that elicit negative emotions. The concept was coined around 2018, and became more widespread in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the pandemic was accompanied by widespread misleading information, conspiracy theories, and false reports, which it referred to as an "infodemic".

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ColdWater 9 points a month ago

Maybe but I did scroll and install/testing softwares for 3 hours, I also learn how to compile simpler software from sources that don't have any build instruction because some of the stuff I found only available on flathub. There's a few vibe coded softwares too despite Flathub banning ai generated code

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Axolotl_cpp 1 point a month ago

I mean, you found useful software and learned something new? I'd call it nascency scrolling or smth

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CrumblyLiquid 4 points a month ago

I think the meaning has shifted a bit (at least from my experience) to basically mean "spending an excessive amount of time on some digital content (usually rapidly switching from one piece to another)".

Of course this depends on the person I'm talking with but it seems to me that a lot of people are using it as I described above.

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vala 4 points a month ago

So Lemmy?

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RheumatoidArthritis 1 point a month ago

It's doomscrolling if you're a fan of appimages and static binaries like myself

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akunohana 14 points a month ago

Any special theme/category? 😊

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ColdWater 10 points a month ago

a mix between entertainment, utility and productivity

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akunohana 5 points a month ago

Looking forward to it, if you choose to share! 😊

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rottenmummy 8 points a month ago

What is the most interesting thing you have found?

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ColdWater 19 points a month ago

toolBLEx cool Bluetooth analyzer
Vermouth games launcher made for KDE/Qt
Fog Panther an Affinity/Photoshop clone made only available for Linux (paid proprietary)
Deja Dup files backup to local or cloud storage
No More Background an adb GUI tool to disable app on Android from running in the background
Edit: There's a lot of cool indie games on flathub

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tyra 2 points a month ago

What indie games would you recommend?

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Allero 1 point a month ago

Endless Sky

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

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rottenmummy 1 point a month ago

Nice thanks

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thingsiplay 1 point a month ago

Can Vermouth run native games installed from package manager or through Flatpak? I am looking for a good application that can do that.

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Hakuso 7 points a month ago

No problem with Flathub, but FFS I wish so many projects would stop having all their releases and flatpaks or those damn snaps.

If you're going to do just one format why not AppImage? It is portable, easy to use, multiple ways to sandbox it, and newer versions have the option to create their own home directory so the files created stay with the AppImage for use on portable drives or between users on a shared partition.

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GunnarGrop 10 points a month ago

I've got nothing against AppImages, but strong disagree there. Flatpaks (and also snaps, I guess) are easy to search for and easy to upgrade. Just add the repo and you're done.

In AppImages there is no built-in repository management or update machanism(?). At least I remember having to use some third-party tool to do all this, like "Gear" or whatever it's name is, but they all felt very janky.

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Allero 1 point a month ago

Gear Lever, yep

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Hakuso 1 point a month ago

They have the sync option to update without downloading the whole package again, GearLevel does this, but that's a flatpak, there are several more options as well or just manual updates. Some of them even update themselves, if you trust the packager. And given how easy it is for random people to dump unofficial ports on Flathub I would check who made them there as closely as I do for my AppImages.

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non_burglar 1 point a month ago

I agree. Are there inadequate sandboxing controls in AppImage? It works well on many platforms.

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cerement 2 points a month ago

except musl distros

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Hakuso 1 point a month ago

I've run them with everything from AntiX to Nobara to Arch to Gentoo to...

I do like the granular Android-like controls for flatpaks, using flatseal or something similar is almost idiot proof, so I'm not upset there are flatpaks... Only when there are just flatpaks.

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yogurtwrong 1 point a month ago

Appimage opens the way for downloading random bullshit from the internet windows style and I think it is harmful for the future of Linux.

Nobody who thinks appimages are a good idea will use the automatic updater thingies. Just look at the number of windows users who never update their apps and do a surprised pikachu face when they get hacked. There are also tools for autoupdating windows apps but nobody except Linux users (who are aware of the importance of updates) use it.

On windows, there is no such thing as abandonware because it is just called regular software. Old and broken programs never stop "working" as far as the user is concerned and then they blow up in their ass when the time comes. On Linux, there is no abandonware because you NEED to update everything if you wanna keep your system working.

Idk appimages give me an ick.

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Hakuso 1 point a month ago

My ick comes from the centralized repositories, basically building app stores for Linux, and pushing them beyond a distro specific things that usually still have other options on top of the deb or rpm or whatever.

With them fiddling around trying to invade every bit of privacy and us just barely escaping the California law with no idea if it will hold out for future ones I think any centralized source is a liability and should be avoided.

Also, the systemd jackass throwing his own narcissit tech bro bullshit into it to bow down, lick the boot, and comply in advance is another real concern as most distros have moved to it from other init systems. There has to be enough fragmentation here for us to move away from fascist fuckery, and the ridiculous reliance on a single type of packaging isn't good for being able to sidestep stupidity if/when it spread to the people in control of the codebase.

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pastermil 5 points a month ago

You doomscroll because you're bored and have nothing to do.

I doomscroll because I can't find what I'm looking for.

We are not the same.

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quantumvoid0 4 points a month ago

Good to know I'm not the only person who does this

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