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?
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.