If there were an apt repo to update the package, I would love to install via a deb. That would be the ideal situation. However, having to manually download and install for each release is super annoying, even if you semi-automate it with a script. One of the main ideas behind using dpkg is for the packages to integrate well with the rest of the system, of which apt is a very big part.
Anyhow, I feel forced in this situation to use the snap, just for updates to happen consistently. I don’t want to have yet another app be an exception that I have to maintain separately, if I can avoid it. I have too many things to maintain and think about.
That said, if I’m missing something and there is an apt repo or ppa for these, please let me know. I haven’t found one by searching, but it is very possible that my search skills are failing me with this.
Using 1.8.9 from a file I installed 5! months ago:
So it’s not like I’m forced to do much manual updating. And when I do I do a complete re-install, so my installer with the latest electron version is in place.
Note: I am aware the huge 5 month hiatus is down to Bases being polished for the public.
Thanks for all Catalyst users for the testing. We plebs certainly appreciate it!
Sounds “fun” with a pinch of sarcasm, bc the last thing I’d do would be to care manually for updates.
In using flatpak and updating is automatic and reliable. For special apps you should reserve “a spot” and trash other less important data or apps. Flatpaks need some runtime framework, but once they’re in place, flatpaks eat just a little bit more than deb packages.
Yeah, I mainly went with snap over flatpak in this case because I couldn’t tell if the flatpak maintainer was legit. I’m not a fan of having to do manual updates either.