So, I've hit one serious problem to switching from #Ubuntu to #Debian: the version Shotwell - an application I use a lot - in Debian is an older version than that used by Ubuntu, and its database can't be downgraded. So far, I've failed to compile it from source, because of dependency hell.
@kta I could install the flatpak version, but as the reason I'm shifting from Ubuntu is because of crappy bloated package management systems (Snap), I'm unwilling to.
@simon_brooke -- ah. well, that makes sense. I made the jump to #freebsd for the same reason. Simplicity and stability. It's possible in Debian to run #distrobox in userland with debian testing or even unstable (from a debian stable host). Then you can run the bleeding edge version of Shotwell without compromising your base system. Of course, this doesn't avoid 'bloat'. But can't think of a way to run a modern Gnome app without baggage.
@jastodon Thanks, not tried it. I have twenty years of data (and literally hundreds of tags) in Shotwell, though, porting that to something else is bound to be an effort!
@simon_brooke I switched to Dkm after mac os/iPhoto locked me out... I had to pay an upgrade. So I exported the iPhoto library from raw files, thanks to a java library, and I got my data in Digikam, long time ago now without more worries... No regreats. It's a bit of work but 1 time only ! I guess it's doable more easily from shotwell to dkm. It's a far more powerful tool for photo management.
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