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.
Thank you for explaining! It’s great when someone gives good info like this, as it makes everything make sense and things start falling into place. Hell, just from this info, I figured out some other things I was tangling with. I tried using Flatseal, but it still wouldn’t work because it wasn’t actually Steam, but EAC not liking the sandboxing. It’s just kind of silly the official rpm doesn’t seem to work out of the box unless you know to unflag the accelerated graphics on the app settings so it isn’t double-flagged. Again, thank you for furthering my Linux comprehension!