From 233c342d68433d12ea50bf22bab45ebe6587c1e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stenzek Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 13:37:25 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] README: Recommend AppImage over Flatpak Tired of Flathub's infrastructure randomly failing builds, and portal paths being invalidated every update. Does anyone actually use this? --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d97e65138..0129b4172 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Once downloaded and extracted, you can launch the emulator with `duckstation-qt- ### Linux -DuckStation is provided for x86_64/ARM32/ARM64 Linux in AppImage and Flatpak formats. The release on [Flathub](https://flathub.org/apps/org.duckstation.DuckStation) is official, and synchronized with the latest rolling/stable release on GitHub. +DuckStation is provided for x86_64/ARM32/ARM64 Linux in AppImage (recommended) and Flatpak (not recommended) formats. #### AppImage @@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ The AppImages require a distribution equivalent to Ubuntu 22.04 or newer to run. #### Flatpak +Due to various Flatpak limitations and Flathub randomly breaking regularly, **the Flatpak package is not recommended**. We recommend that you use the AppImage instead. + +There appears to be little interest from users in keeping the Flatpak maintained. If you are a user and using the Flatpak, please let us know, since we are considering dropping it. + - Go to https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/tag/latest, and download `duckstation-x64.flatpak`. - Run `flatpak install ./duckstation-x64.flatpak`.