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ekZepp@lemmy.world 5 months agoTell me more about flatpack. It is a Rom extension? The file i downloaded used was .Xci, played with Yuzu
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
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:
That is it.
All your roms, saves, scraped data and everything has been moved.
smeg@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Flatpak is the technology that the package manager in desktop mode uses to install software