A very common scenario for end-user workstations: the Debian installation is oldstable and a specific web application stops supporting the browser version of this specific Debian release. The workstation is not yet certified for full Debian upgrade, so Flatpak comes to the rescue.This pops quite often.Flatpak is not ideal for me, but is serves a much needed feature: the ability to install the latest version of programs that are way too old in the Debian version I use in some of my machines. And yes, a Debian upgrade is not a solution if it relates to sensitive production systems.
To me Debian packages are tested against severe bugs. Does not mean they bug free, as bug number start to rise after each upgrade, but seldom brakes from usage.
If you need to get newest versions, then perhaps Debian is not perfect choice for you.
I have not needed anything outside Debian repos, only once had to download from github driver for my laptop's wifi. Even that was ironed out in the next upgrade.
Statistics: Posted by IT-Nerd — 2025-12-30 19:12