anistorian

I’m not sure you need a password to access the shared libraries. Then basically all programs would need a password to run.

Personally I don’t like flatpaks because of the duplication of libraries. But you should do whatever you feel like. Both have merit.

Please, tell me more about this Arrow Block.

Mainly groceries. Games I almost exclusively buy second hand and media I… find…

Stick to it! I know it seems overwhelming in the beginning, but you will get used to it at first and then get better with time.

Nah, you can just sudo umount /path/to/device and then remove it. No need to power off the pi.

Out of curiosity what did you install ? And what did you install it on ?