[Users] flatpack updates -- use or refuse? No responses so asking again.

[Gil Weber]

Thanks, Ricardo. Appreciate the reply and links.
Gil


On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 18:34:16 +0200
Ricardo Mones <ricardo at mones.org> wrote:

> Hi Gil,
> 
> On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 08:19:09PM -0400, Gil Weber wrote:
> > Hello, everyone. Sorry to repost but I sure could use some help with
> > this inquiry from last Wednesday. So far I have not seen anything on
> > the list in response. 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 12 May 2021 10:28:30 -0400
> > Gil Weber <gilweber at gmail.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hello, everyone.
> > > 
> > > I am using 64 bit Mint 19.0 with some Flatpack packages.
> > > Flatpack was installed because I could not get mail from ATT
> > > servers (e.g., bellsouth.net) using "pure" Claws-Mail. 
> > > 
> > > I realize that Flatpack does not work perfectly with Claws-Mail 
> > > (e.g., Dillo won't work, and I have no spell-checker).  
> 
> IIRC flatpak packages come from flathub, Mint is just providing the
> flatpak management software installed by default. If a package has
> problems I'd suggest you to contact the flatpak package publisher to
> fix that: https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.claws_mail.Claws-Mail
> 
> On the bottom of the page follow the "See details" under Publisher.
> 
> > > This morning Mint 19 offered me some Flatpack updates and I'm
> > > wondering if I should load them and hope Flatpack then plays more
> > > nicely with Claws-Mail, or if I should ignore these updates?
> > > 
> > > This is what's being offered:
> > > 
> > > New version: 1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3
> > > 
> > > Packages included in this update: flatpak  gir1.2-flatpak-1.0
> > > libflatpak0  
> 
> These are not claws-mail updates, it's an update for the flatpak
> binary and associated libraries. I guess you should update that, as
> Paul suggested.
> 
> regards,