Tell me more about flatpack. It is a Rom extension? The file i downloaded used was .Xci, played with Yuzu
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danielquinn@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
“Install this blob of data that you just download from this random URL” isn’t something I’m ever going to do on any computer I own. Doesn’t Emudeck support something more reasonable like a flatpak?
ekZepp@lemmy.world 5 months ago
smeg@feddit.uk 5 months ago
kib48@lemm.ee 5 months ago
flatpak is a universal packaging format for linux, and every flatpak app is containerized for improved security
as a bonus you can easily remove almost all traces of an app when you uninstall so there aren’t any annoying leftover files, like you would on Windows
lazorne@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Now as the RetroDECK CM another benefit is it also make it rather easy to move the important data between installations.
If you take RetroDECK for example all you need to do:
- Move/Copy the RetroDECK datafolder that is either in home or sd-card/other drive to the new device.
- Re-install RetroDECK from flathub on the New Device.
- During initial setup point to the location where you put the RetroDECK folder.
That is it.
All your roms, saves, scraped data and everything has been moved.
nyankas@feddit.de 5 months ago
Flatpacks are very restrictive by design. While this is a good thing in many cases, it makes it very difficult for tools like EmuDeck to work properly. For example, automatically installing other applications (in this case: emulators) isn‘t easily possible. This would make a flatpak version of Emudeck pretty much useless.
While I understand your concerns, I think installing an AppImage which has been built on Github from open source code just isn‘t all that risky.
lazorne@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Hello, RetroDECK is a flatpak.
RetroDECK: What is RetroDECK?