Re: (Maybe slightly OT) Flatpak

[email protected] ("Dean Hamstead") Sat, 16 May 2026 12:15:47 +1000
Newsgroups perl.perl5.porters
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I would suggest using an AppImage rather than flatpak

This is actually a good way to deploy applications inside an organization as the whole app is wrapped up in one file - so you get the perl interpreter you want and the libraries you want (including the XS you want). Very similar to Go and Rust static compiles.

Dean

On Wed, May 13, 2026, at 4:56 PM, Johan Vromans wrote:
> It is rumoured that "Flatpak is the future of apps on Linux". In any case,
> it is an interesting and powerful way to package (complex) applications.
> 
> Much to my surprise, searching for flatpak+perl yields virtually nothing.
> 
> Maybe anyone here has some more information on packaging perl applications
> with flatpak?
> 
> Thanks.
>