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You can control the permissions with flatpak, it just doesn't ask you about each one by default.

But if that's what you're asking for it isn't a major change. It could even be done by using a simple shell script for installation.




On-installation is hugely different from on-use.


That's what portals are for.


So portals are not a major change?


Portals are a core part of flatpak's design.


Not of individual applications which (commonly) need adapting to make use of them.




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