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 (DIR) Post #AVualn85RA84r2Noh6 by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-05-22T11:33:31Z
       
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       Dear @element, are you aware of anything recent that would cause the Flatpak to constantly crash? This is painful...
       
 (DIR) Post #AVubritsArSLQg7wJM by AdamBishop@floss.social
       2023-05-22T11:45:46Z
       
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       @killyourfm @elementWhy not use the .deb from the official site? Might be wrong, but I don't think the Flatpak has been packaged by Element.There's a Snap too.But I think the .deb is the officially sanctioned package. Has been working flawlessly for me.I don't know whether you are on Wayland though... Seems there's only preliminary support for Wayland.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVudHTsak8NWKKNFDM by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-05-22T12:01:27Z
       
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       @AdamBishop @element Well, um… I have no good reason not to! Just used to grabbing everything via Flatpak lately. I’ll give it a go.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVudLAHdXhsyi1qSuG by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-05-22T12:02:17Z
       
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       @AdamBishop @element I AM on Wayland…
       
 (DIR) Post #AVudXw3VkjBALZKMqW by mah@fosstodon.org
       2023-05-22T12:04:34Z
       
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       @killyourfm @element every now a d again there is an issue that gets opened for constant crashes on element, I switched to schildichat and haven't looked back for a long while now.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVueGSxcm20Z8qo9Ue by AdamBishop@floss.social
       2023-05-22T12:12:34Z
       
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       @killyourfm @element Of course not all, but many big name Flatpaks are packaged and maintained (or sometimes not so maintained) by the community, and not directly packaged by the developer. I even tried to package a few apps myself, but made a few mistakes in my .yaml! I think it is wise in general to check directly on the developer's website, and first install the way they would suggest if possible.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVueTkGXkF9aZqzNk8 by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-05-22T12:14:54Z
       
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       @AdamBishop @element that’s welcome advice. And a situation I should be more aware of since Thunderbird falls under that community packaging situation (though not for much longer)
       
 (DIR) Post #AVueZOORylRUTjNdey by AdamBishop@floss.social
       2023-05-22T12:16:01Z
       
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       @killyourfm @element There's also the web app, if you still have problems. That also works well for me.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVufAMm6xWEeAq4tkW by AdamBishop@floss.social
       2023-05-22T12:22:40Z
       
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       @killyourfm @element I'd love to see developers releasing multiple packages, so people could choose what they want. It's certainly getting easier with packaging formats like Flatpak and Snap. But there's still some overhead. I'm still trying to work out how to get my Flatpak and Snap of a Java app to work 🥺.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVujVsfTyZiqzDUYLY by frigidcode@genserver.social
       2023-05-22T13:10:53.042926Z
       
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       @killyourfm @element I was having issues with the Flatpak element application crashing. Element doesn't control the Flatpak version and once I switched to the official release (deb), all my issues went away.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVujVtZqb0oDo1rZCa by killyourfm@layer8.space
       2023-05-22T13:11:28Z
       
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       @frigidcode @element Then this is the way forward. Thank you!