…newby here… Quick question, can I install GNOME Evolution mail client on Fedora MATE ? or do I need to be running the full GNOME Fedora Workstation spin ?
You can install Evolution from Flathub on any distribution or spin you might be using.
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…great, will try that, Thank you !!
You just need the GTK libraries, which I presume will happen
automatically if you install the RPM package.
poc
Thank you for the reply ! …maybe I’ll try the RPM first then.
…curious… if I went and isntalled the flatpack, I assume that during that installation it would not mess up the fact that I may already have some of the package dependencies installed already ? …not sure I understand what the flatpack is, or how it “meshes” in with the already installed RPMs…
The RPM is always preferred where possible. A Flatpak is an essentially
self-contained environment. The fact that some of the components are
already installed in your regular system is simply ignored. Flatpak
apps run in a sandbox and are mostly isolated from the hosting system,
which in the case of Evolution can cause some unwanted hiccups, so it’s
only recommended when for some reason your system doesn’t support the
RPM version.
poc
What issues are happening in flatpak that don’t in native packaging? I’m extremely curious. Flatpaks are the best method to redistribute software. Slandering them in 2025 is funny.
One I’ve seen is people having problems connecting to their default
printer, because the Flatpak version doesn’t know what it is (not
insoluble but does require some extra fiddling). For this and other
examples, search ‘flatpak’ on this forum and on the Evolution mailing
list archives at:
https://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-users
(The list is independent of the Discourse forum).
poc