One of the criticisms people have with containerizing their desktop apps is the "insane amount of space for their environment" that people think it requires. That's a direct quote from a reddit post on the topic from today.
Let's have a look
Today I'll compare two desktops, one will be
Flatpaks aren’t huge at all. This is a debunked myth. I can’t recommend reading this article enough.
On my phone’s internal storage: 50GB of apps, 20GB devoted to the system (Android has gotten so bloated), and a few gigs of videos and photos also on my Micro SD card. I’m not deleting those files until my storage runs low because it serves as a backup.
On my phone’s microSD card: 50GB of video, 8GB of pictures, 6GB of music, and 4GB of podcasts.
On my laptop: 500GB of games, 100GB of backups, 50GB of video, 75GB of system stuff, 150GB of various apps.
I am both fortunate and wise. Fortunate enough to afford devices with lots of storage (many people in 3rd world countries can’t), and wise enough to choose devices with expandable storage. My phone has large internal storage and a microSD slot, and my laptop has 2x 2280 M.2 nvme slots and 2x SoDIMM slots, all replaceable.
But many other people are unwise or cheap, and have devices with mediocre storage. I want the storage to be used efficiently. That saying, the silverblue model does provide enhanced security and maintainability.
On my phone’s internal storage: 50GB of apps, 20GB devoted to the system (Android has gotten so bloated), and a few gigs of videos and photos also on my Micro SD card. I’m not deleting those files until my storage runs low because it serves as a backup.
On my phone’s microSD card: 50GB of video, 8GB of pictures, 6GB of music, and 4GB of podcasts.
On my laptop: 500GB of games, 100GB of backups, 50GB of video, 75GB of system stuff, 150GB of various apps.
Doesn’t sound like you shiuld care about one or two gigs 😅
I am both fortunate and wise. Fortunate enough to afford devices with lots of storage (many people in 3rd world countries can’t), and wise enough to choose devices with expandable storage. My phone has large internal storage and a microSD slot, and my laptop has 2x 2280 M.2 nvme slots and 2x SoDIMM slots, all replaceable.
But many other people are unwise or cheap, and have devices with mediocre storage. I want the storage to be used efficiently. That saying, the silverblue model does provide enhanced security and maintainability.