A number of apps "Stopped Receiving Updates"

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I just noticed on the Installed tab on Software that a number of them have stopped receiving updates.

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So far, OBS, Pomodoro, Denaro, and further down the page GNOME Application Platform Version 45 are the only ones that have this message below them.

I don't use OBS on Zorin (yet), but I'd like to understand what causes them to stop receiving updates.

Worth noting that these came pre-installed with Zorin OS Pro. I didn't install them myself. It's not an urgent issue, of course, but it'd be nice to know why they were installed but can't receive updates. :slight_smile:

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Digging deeper into OBS:

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And Pomodoro:

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Just in case these are helpful in figuring out the reason.

Thanks!

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Yeah, that's normal with Flatpak packages. After a while, the underlying runtime required to run gets updated and you need to uninstall the app and re-install it again, which will download the newer required runtime for you.

So much for being always up to date... at least they warn you about it.

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Whoa, that sounds like a major pain point. For all the praise Flatpak packages apparently get, this seems like big downside.

Thank you! I guess I'll keep that in mind when downloading/installing Flatpak packages from now on.

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Yes, it is. And as you say, they do get a lot of praise as the best package format out there in the ether... but people conveniently forget to mention things like this.

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I'm actually going to have to check my system and see if there's any on mine. I typically don't bother checking, so this is a good reminder.

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But unfortunately that doesn't work in every Case because the Developer have to update to a newer Runtime. There You can only hope that this will happen.

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Unrelated: I love .deb. :smiley:

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