Flatpak version for the unexperienced user?

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Now that the easy way of installing Kvantum doesn't work (it was the PPA method, if I remember correctly), lots of unexperienced users will loose access to this software. Maybe packaging it on Flatpak would solve the issue.
I could post a petition on Flathub.

PS: I intend to figure out how to compile and install it myself, but I suspect many users won't try.

[tsujan]

Now that the easy way of installing Kvantum doesn't work...

That may be true only for distros like Ubuntu.

Maybe packaging it on Flatpak would solve the issue.

Flatpak usually creates hassles for its users; often this or that thing doesn't work as it should.

I intend to figure out how to compile and install it myself

Unless you're familiar with cmake and have a good knowledge of your distro, direct installation from the source is not recommended.

The best way is always making an installable package from the source and then installing it. I do that too because only in this way the package manager is aware of the installation.

In Arch and its derivatives it's a piece of cake (although Arch has the latest version of Kvantum); Debian has its own way of deb making, which is relatively easy and may be inherited by Ubuntu; in Fedora you could make an rpm out of a source; etc. Consult you distro's doc.

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That may be true only for distros like Ubuntu.

Exactly, there's where I guess most newbies are. I wrote this idea because I think the installation process, being a bit more complex than usual in some distros, will deter that kind of user, which i's a pity, because they would love Kvantum.

Flatpak usually creates hassles for its users; often this or that thing doesn't work as it should.

As a newbie myself, Flatpak has worked fine for me and I thought it would be the easier option, but I'm sure you are right.

Thanks for the info! I wanted to throw myself into the deep end so I'm forced to learn more, but I'll start by following your advice.