[Solved. See explanation by @alastel@lemmy.ml below.]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/64480945

I have the same version of Ubuntu (really Kubuntu) installed on two laptops, and also the same programs (debs, flatpaks, some snap) on both; they are almost mirrors.

Today I noticed that the .local/share/flatpak/ directory in one laptop has the following subfolders:

  • db
  • repo

while the homologous directory in the other laptop has these:

  • db
  • repo
  • appstream
  • app
  • runtime
  • exports

I’m just curious: does anyone know what the extra directories in the second laptop are about? The only difference in the flatpaks between the two laptops is with the GPUs: the first has Nvidia, Mesa, Intel; the second only Mesa and Intel (so I would be expecting more directories in the first than in the second, if any…).

Cheers!

  • stravanasu@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    It was as you said! Thank you so much for explaining the difference and showing the commands 🙏 I wonder how I managed to install user-side on one laptop, since the standard flatpak install ... (without sudo) seems to install system-side anyway. But now I’ve managed to have an identical setup :)