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I just installed Debian with the KDE desktop and I'm looking to see what kind of packages are available in the Discover store by default as they are not labeled i.e., Snaps/Flatpak. Should I install Flatpak? Thanks I don't to break anything

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

To add about defaults from what other posters have shown...

I don't remember if this was there on Debian 12, but at least when you're on Debian 13 later this year, you can go to "Settings" in Discover and select if you want Debian or Flatpak to be the default source

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