• cron@feddit.org
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    12 days ago

    I love the security aspects and it’s about time that desktop apps cannot access all your files & apps.

    But the implementation is IMO improveable. Maybe by the makers of flatpak, maybe by the app developers. A simple Error message like this one would have helped:

    Error: Cannot access directory /data, please grant the permission by following these steps (…)

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      11 days ago

      Error: Cannot access directory /data, please grant the permission by following these steps (…)

      That would solve a ton of issues for new users. At least let them aware, instead of them scrambling for hours.