pam_usb vs flatpak

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pam_usb		flatpak
	Project
7	Mentions	431
176	Stars	4,055
-	Growth	1.0%
5.6	Activity	9.2
about 1 month ago	Latest Commit	7 days ago
C	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only

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pam_usb

Posts with mentions or reviews of pam_usb. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-03.

what minor tech projects do you absolutely adore?
14 projects | /r/opensource | 3 Oct 2022

PAM USB!
My password was changed and I don't know what it is. anyone know the solution?
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 28 Sep 2022

So I thought it would be cool to access my pc with a usb or password, so I set up pam_usb (https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb). It ended up working and I can use a USB to log in. Later I tried to log in with my password and it said it was incorrect. I can still use the USB but I would also like to know what my password was changed to. I am using Ubuntu.
don't get me wrong, Linux is great and it's my daily driver, but... who pays for everything?
11 projects | /r/linux | 25 Jul 2022

pam-usb, which has been hacked together since 2004
E:unable locale libpam_usb
1 project | /r/u_Gora03 | 19 Oct 2021
Not the phone, anything but the phone
2 projects | /r/teenagers | 14 Oct 2021

There's an unmaintained program, I use this one.
Login to linux laptop using "usb key" or something else
1 project | /r/linux4noobs | 19 Sep 2021
Is there a program that will only allow sudo commands if you have a usb key plugged in?
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 8 Feb 2021

fork I used if anyone else is locking for one that's being maintained. https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb

flatpak

Posts with mentions or reviews of flatpak. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-27.

Tools for Linux Distro Hoppers
7 projects | dev.to | 27 Mar 2024

Hopping from one distro to another with a different package manager might require some time to adapt. Using a package manager that can be installed on most distro is one way to help you get to work faster. Flatpak is one of them; other alternative are Snap, Nix or Homebrew. Flatpak is a good starter, and if you have a bunch of free time, I suggest trying Nix.
Podman Desktop 1.6 released: Even more Kubernetes and Containers features
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Dec 2023

No, it looks like you have to do it on an application basis.
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/2913
how strong is the steam (runtime) sandbox for games?
2 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 10 Dec 2023
Flatpak 1.14.5 Released
1 project | /r/linux_gaming | 8 Dec 2023

1 project | /r/Boiling_Steam | 8 Dec 2023
Been thinking of switching to linux but I am a noob
8 projects | /r/linux_gaming | 6 Dec 2023

Flatpak
FLaNK Stack Weekly for 20 Nov 2023
37 projects | dev.to | 20 Nov 2023
Flathub – The Linux App Store
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Nov 2023

> CLI tools do not implement auto-complete themselves. What you are seeing are auto-complete scripts for your shell that make network connections.
nit: This is incorrect. Robust auto-complete scripts call the actual program to provide completions.
That is what Flatpak does. It is Flatpak itself that makes the network connections.
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/blob/main/completion/flat...
Not that it would make any differencen if it was implemented in Bash seeing as the Bash script is also provided by Flatpak.
How to prevent/allow chrome from accessing network devices?
1 project | /r/flatpak | 22 Sep 2023
Linux Phones (2022)
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Sep 2023

The only performance impact I know of is with the seccomp filter in CPU-bound tasks: https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/4187
Skimming through the recent comments, there might be a way to optimize some of it.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pam_usb and flatpak you can also consider the following projects:

pam_usb - [UNMAINTAINED] Hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary USB Flash Drives.

steam-runtime - A runtime environment for Steam applications

protontricks - A wrapper that does winetricks things for Proton enabled games, requires Winetricks.

firejail - Linux namespaces and seccomp-bpf sandbox

budgie-desktop - Budgie Desktop is a familiar, modern desktop environment.

Autodesk-Fusion-360-for-Linux - This is a project, where I give you a way to use Autodesk Fusion 360 on Linux!

git-interactive-rebase-tool - Native cross-platform full feature terminal-based sequence editor for git interactive rebase.

distrobox - Use any linux distribution inside your terminal. Enable both backward and forward compatibility with software and freedom to use whatever distribution you’re more comfortable with. Mirror available at: https://gitlab.com/89luca89/distrobox

proton-ge-custom - Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components

nix-gui - Use NixOS Without Coding

Ventoy - A new bootable USB solution.

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