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minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-228 days agoSpotify, Steam Balena Etcher is a software crime though.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·28 days agoIt’s hundreds of megabytes for something that unetbootin, image writer, and others do in a couple of MBs.
minus-squareslappyfuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoOh dang, is that the overheard of the software framework it uses? I think that’s what this thread was about but I can’t remember.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoYes, it’s built with electron. It’s a fancy web page and browser packaged as an app.
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoSteam UI uses chromium embedded framework which saves 50% of the ram and startup time.
Spotify, Steam
Balena Etcher is a software crime though.
What’s wrong with balena etcher?
It’s hundreds of megabytes for something that unetbootin, image writer, and others do in a couple of MBs.
Oh dang, is that the overheard of the software framework it uses? I think that’s what this thread was about but I can’t remember.
Yes, it’s built with electron. It’s a fancy web page and browser packaged as an app.
Steam UI uses chromium embedded framework which saves 50% of the ram and startup time.