In Software Manager, I have an option to install Thunderbird as User or non-User, which is quite confusing. Nevertheless, I see Thunderbird installed as User app on startup, but right now I experience Thunderbird not-responding issue. Force quitting and relaunching the app resolves the issue, but I wonder if this is a known issue.
The double remotes we’re fixing (new ISOs coming soon!). I recommend removing the user remote and keeping the system one:
Not sure about the crashing issue though. Since it’s the flatpak coming from Thunderbird I recommend reporting it to them.
This is both flatpak.
The --user remote allows to install apps only for this user. Advantage is an (abstract) security improvement.
The systemwide remote allows to install apps for all users. This either requires sudo rights, on Fedora if a user is in the flatpak group this works too.
Some apps like “GPU screen recorder” need elevated privileges for encoding or something and that only works as a system flatpak. Maybe there are more, but I have all apps installed as user and only that one as system.
So I agree, if you want to avoid confusion the system remote works for all apps. But I assume the user remote is more secure. Software stores always install the system remote. Managing the user remote doesnt need a password prompt
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Note: there is no security improvement in installing user flatpaks
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