Rebuilding My Linux Workstation: How FlatPak Won Me Over (And Why You'll Love It Too)

After a BIOS update threw my Linux workstation into chaos, booting into Windows while I was away and breaking the bootloader, I had to rebuild my Pop!_OS 22.04 setup from scratch. In the process, I discovered the power of Flatpak—initially as a solution to issues I faced with Qubes OS and the Monero wallet. What started as a workaround turned into a game-changer for my entire system. In this video, I’ll dive into why Flatpak’s sandboxing impressed me, how it transformed my Linux experience, and how it stacks up against Ubuntu’s Snap packages.

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Table of Contents:
00:00 Introduction and What Happened
01:16 Windows Update broke the Linux Bootloader
02:18 Redid Pop!_OS Linux
02:25 3-2-1 Backup Rule saved me a headache
03:15 How I redesigned the local storage setup
04:45 Enter Flatpaks and sandboxes
06:14 How I introduced myself to Flatpak
07:05 You get a flatpak, we all get a flatpak!
07:27 Flatseal to manage Flatpak configuration
08:42 In closing, try out flatpak today!

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