S15E38 - Learning About Software Package Installation Methods the Painful Way on Linux Mint.

Title: Learning About Software Package Installation Methods the Painful Way on Linux Mint. Maybe you are like me and are a little frustrated with a certain someone EOLing (end of lifing) a certain operating system – just because it seems that nobody wanted to swap over to the new one with “features.” And by “features” what I mean is bloating the OS with crap we didn’t ask for and don’t want –BUT! They spent money on and can be used to increase their power and control over us, our data and how we use our personal (and personal is amore than a keyword) computers. They are even going so far as to make it difficult to use the hardware.

If you are, maybe you are interested in trying out Linux. Well, it has been decades since I was exposed to Linux or Unix. Nevertheless – here I go! © 2025 Del Hollow Productions

00:00 Introduction.
2:26 Setting a restore point in Linux Mint.
6:10 What is Flatpak?
7:20 Manual Flatpak instructions.
7:57 Linux Mint’s software manager option.
9:23 Using the terminal to see if Flatpak (or something else) is installed.
11:02 Installing the repository.
11:34 Installing OBS’ Move Transition on Linux Mint.
13:42 The easier install method.
16:03 Move Transitions (global timing) RE: channel 11s early
16:47 Settings: (discussion) Behaviours of matched, appearing, and leaving items.
20:27 Summary of show objectives.