Hey! Ive just got Fedora 39 on my PC. I’m new into Linux, but I liked the way Fedora looks and so on. But as a former windows user, I was glad to use Proton VPN. On windows it just worked well, and my local Broadcaster homepage didn’t notice that I was using, Secure Core, via example Switzerland though a server in my country. But now, when I use Proton VPN in fedora, the broadcaster notice that my internet goes via another country, and dosnt let me whatch. I juse the App I found on Flatpak. Is there something I should investigate more , of some easy tweaks to make it work well again?
I’m a new Fedora wearer myself (KDE Plasma spin) and I’m still confused as to when to use flatpak and when to use rpm. I was told to always use flatpaks, but Steam was an issue. Using the flatpak version, some games wouldn’t recognize my controller. The Fedora version works flawlessly once you figure out that the only reason it “doesn’t work” is because accelerated graphics is double-flagged causing a conflict— all you have to do is unflag it in the advanced app settings; it then works flawlessly. In any case, I was told flatpak is more stable, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. What do?
Not sure who gave you that advice but if you’re on a normal distro (ie, non-immutable), then you should always prefer your distro’s packages - unless you have a specific reason to use the Flatpak version (like getting access to a more recent version of an app; or to use sandboxing features). Due to it’s sandbox, Flatpak doesn’t play well with apps that need to change core system settings (like VPNs) and other low-level access. You can fix them to a certain extent using flatseal by giving the right permissions, but even then some things are impossible to fix - take for example, password managers - you won’t be able to get browser integration working if your password manager is a Flatpak app (again, because of the sandbox). Stuff like theme integration can also be a pain to get sorted.
Finally, distro-specific packages occupy less space, and tend to be more optimised and just generally work better. So stick to distro packages where possible.