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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version (news.itsfoss.com)

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 8 months ago (29 children)

Yeah, Proton is awesome, that's for sure. Now, being a "security and privacy" company, it blows my mind that they put so much effort on making apps for Windows and Mac first, leaving Linux behind, and when they finally get to it, they just dump in a glorified PWA. This world is really weird 🤣🤣

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (9 children)

And that they decided to go with RPM and DEB instead of just doing a Flatpak

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I prefer rpm over flatpak. at least I know any os dependency updates are happening regularly, flatpak may not get weekly dependency updates from proton

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Its kinda annoying for anyone not on debian or fedora (and derivatives) though.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm on OpenSuse which will take a Fedora RPM, and most will take deb, if they don't you can uae the alien tool to convert it for your OS...extra steps which sucks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

OpenSUSE does not have Fedoras ABI or package names. The RPMs aren’t compatible.

This one might work as its just Electron.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I installed it and it works. i have also installed other Fedora RPMs. RPM can contain repo links to dependecies needed. or just contain all the libraries needed. OpenSUSE will install it and just treat them as Orphaned Packages (in the later case)