Idk about you, but for me Manjaro just auto manages that via AUR. dont even have to do anything.
Samesies, but on EndeavourOS
https://flathub.org/apps/com.discordapp.Discord
Packaging desktop apps via deb (or other system package managers) is obsolete and should be frowned upon.
cue the angry comments from cranky old people
All that work, and it’s a web wrapper.
When l was on it I saw no point in running it outside a browser tab
Why do you need to update so much, Discord? What the hell are you doing? Suspicious. Very suspicious.
Does the same on windows. Either they’re constantly changing some really deep stuff that we don’t see or notice, or it’s not actually updating just “checking” for updates or loading but it’s just slow AF.
Nah, this isn’t the launcher doing checks and applying patches, I mean like I gotta download a new .deb (basically .exe) file with an incremental difference in the version number and unpack it over the old install.
Ridiculously frequently. Like, once a week at the very least.
Okay Jesus, I think that’s just someone at discord smoking something.
If you really need to use discord, use the flatpak version or better yet, use Vesktop.
This. Use Vesktop. Expand the features of Discord while outright blocking the shit.
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Or better yet, host your own TeamSpeak server.
Speaking of which, are there any decent FOSS alternatives? Discord got banned in my homecountry and forcing it through VPN or proxy is a total pain in the ass. Forced my friends to move to TS as that’s what we used back in the day… like a decade ago, but maybe there’s something modern and more open nowadays?
Teamspeak doesn’t even have a fraction of Discord’s features. It’s a bad alternative.
Peersuite
There was a post recently on c/privacy for a self hostable (relaying) peer-to-peer web based option! Its effectively release 1.0 and has some bugs (some serious security ones at the moment), but I think it has lots of promise!!
I’ll go grab the link for the post I saw…
teamspeak 6 (beta) is pretty nice.
Sick! Are you running a Linux client? Last I checked the self-hosted V6 server binary hadn’t released, if it’s finally out I’ll drop a brick!!
no, but afaik you can join ts3 servers on ts6, also tgey have a linux client. but im currently unsure if i installed it via pacman or AUR, but you can download a binary from their website
Nah, still no v6 server. At least, not on their main download page 🥲
i just use this bad boy
Btw
Yay!
Just use a flatpak sheesh
Ever since the update where screen sharing works FINALLY natively in plasma I just used the flatpak discord
I have to use Discord Canary for that but yeah. Flatpak all the way.
Well that’s just their beta branch of discord, the main branch now has the screen share fix, been using it for a few months now
Why? The browser client is ok.
Not if you need system wide PTT
I don’t get it - on Mint I click the Discord icon and just use Discord, same as on Windows.
That’s mint tho. I’ve used it off and on for more than a decade myself and I’m still scared of other distros.
It really is baby’s first distro. Easy mode for someone coming from windows. And I love it for that. I really do. But im not a programmer. I would be lost as a mfer with some distros.
I am a programmer and I love Mint, because I can just use it instead of having one more thing in my life that I have to fuss with.
I think that’s often the case for anyone that has spent enough time using Linux. After 20 years, I just can’t be bothered with needing to be all that proactive in managing any distro. I just want to use the bloody stupid box. I’m enjoying using Aurora right now. Atomic distros require even less effort from me.
Yknow what this reminds me of? Chefs and how at work they make these masterpieces while at home they’re making like grilled cheese and slightly fancy ramen. Its great.
Like car mechanics have crappy cars that barely hold together.
Mint is for those who don’t need to brag about things.
For civilized folk, you know.
Use the Flatpak or better yet stop using Discord.
It is so annoying when communities really want to have a discord. Particularly when they are somewhat technical and so any solutions that they might have are not search able.
communities really want to have a discord
And
they are somewhat technical
Something seems fishy.
The flatpak has (had?) Issues of not being able to stream application or desktop audio. The system package can and is way more up to date.
Flatpak is not the solution to everything lolUsing the flatpak version on Fedora. That issue seems to be recently solved not sure when exactly just tried it the other day and it worked!
Thats good to hear. Might have to switch back to the flatpack then!
That’s a wayland specific issue and I believe the Flatpack version was right behind the version that finally fixed that about 3 months ago. It should have the good version finally but I won’t bother to check.
Im not using wayland lol
Too many issues in linux mint (cinnamon) last time i tried :')
I believe the audio streaming issue on flatpak is resolved as of a month or two ago. But I’m typically with you, system packages for the most up to date experience in most cases.
I never said it was. The Discord Flatpak always worked for me. Not saying it didn’t for you, it just hasn’t been my experience.
Flatpaks are a really bad idea.
Because?
I started using Discord in 2015 and around 2019 uninstalled it in favor of using it exclusively through a web browser (blocking as much of it’s nonsense as possible). Discord takes too many resources hostage if anyone in your server is streaming something, even if you’re not watching it. I don’t have that issue when using Element (Matrix), Jitsi or any of Steam’s broadcasting tools. The only reason I haven’t deleted my Discord account yet is because some people I hold dear are incapable of trying something better nowadays (even when they already have it installed as is the case of Steam).
Honestly activitypub should get extended with support for realtime data
That would allow for all sorts of cool things
Steam is not better than discord lmao
Discord is trash software. Always has been.
Are there better alternatives you don’t have to self host?
Frankly, no, they all come with some caveat.
Revolt. It just needs a larger userbase.
Centralized service with questionable moderation
XMPP
Honestly people should go back to writing letters
I see some recommendations for Vesktop in this thread.
For some reason, launching Vesktop’s Flatpak version presents a blank window. It worked perfectly fine a few weeks ago. Going back several versions doesn’t fix the problem.
Does anyone else have this issue? What doesn’t help is that the repo doesn’t have an issue tracker:
https://github.com/Vencord/Vesktop
Edit: Appimage version works just fine
I think it’s an x11/Wayland incompatability issue.
I’ve had this issue too. I’m at work rn so I can’t provide an exact process. But on KDE I right click on Vesktop on the task bar and there is a “fix Vesktop” option that resolved it for me.
I mean there is always the flatpak version
I must be getting old.
Came here to say this. I was dealing with constant required .deb downloads and switched to flatpak. All the noise stopped.
