[SOLVED] how do I remove flatpak end-of-life runtimes without being prompted to install them again when updating?
from arsus5478@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 29 Sep 18:28
https://lemmy.ml/post/36855813

[SOLUTION] all hail hexchat, hexchat is dead, remove unmaintained hexchat

this happens on debian 13.1 xfce

after installing io.github.Hexchat I get this message on the terminal:

Info: runtime org.freedesktop.Platform branch 23.08 is end-of-life, with reason: org.freedesktop.Platform 23.08 is no longer receiving fixes and security updates. Please update to a supported runtime version. Info: applications using this runtime: io.github.Hexchat

the message applies to the following runtimes as well:

org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel branch 23.08

org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default branch 23.08-extra

org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default

if I remove them manually and I update flatpak, it asks me to install them again

My computer uses both system and user remotes.

Because my .var directory is almost full, I installed hexchat as user, but the drivers are systemwide. I don’t know if this is relevant.

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markus@hubzilla.markusgarlichs.de on 29 Sep 18:31 next collapse

@arsus5478 The maintainer must update the dependencies for the package.

cypherpunks@lemmy.ml on 29 Sep 18:49 next collapse

the info line contains the answer:

Info: applications using this runtime: io.github.Hexchat

You need to remove Hexchat if you want to remove the end-of-life runtimes it requires.

I regret to inform you that the maintainer wrote in February 2024: This will be the last release I make of HexChat. The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work.

My computer uses both system and user remotes.

Because my .var directory is almost full, […]

If you’re low on disk space you probably want to have everything installed as either user or system, to avoid having some runtimes installed in both.

glitching@lemmy.ml on 30 Sep 12:35 next collapse

not related to the problem, but if space is an issue convert your file system to btrfs. you get on-the-fly compression and (more important) deduping, so two same files occupy space only once.

deathbird@mander.xyz on 01 Oct 04:45 next collapse

Wait is hexchat really dead? Didn’t it replace xchat? So what’s the go to irc client now?

ben@lef.li on 01 Oct 06:02 collapse

Yes, the repository has been archived. github.com/hexchat/hexchat

deathbird@mander.xyz on 02 Oct 12:26 collapse

What’s the gui-based irc client people are using now instead?

ben@lef.li on 02 Oct 18:26 collapse

Personally I still use Hexchat since it is still supported by my distribution for several years. It won’t receive new features but security fixes only which I’m fine with.

Adderbox76@lemmy.ca on 01 Oct 04:56 collapse

anything I’ve ever removed with ( flatpak remove --unused ) has not re-appeared again. Not that I’ve noticed anyway.