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Re:Thunderbird 102 by Gigachad on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @09:44PM (#31915498)
This problem is largely solved via flatpak. The link can download a small config file that tells your software installer gui where to grab the package. It then installs and updates like you’d expect any app.

Software does need to stop linking to these tar files.

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Re:Thunderbird 102 by badsectoracula on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @03:10AM (#31917327)
Personally i'd rather download a tarball with the binaries, put the program in a directory of my choice and if needed install the necessary libraries from my distro's package manager. So i wouldn't like it if programs stopped distributing those.
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Re:Thunderbird 102 by sph on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @02:30AM (#31917102)
Especially since there already is an unofficial Thunderbird flatpak that works pretty well.
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