[20after4]

https://flatpak.org/ does this on Linux and someone else already pointed out, MacOS does this with app store apps. I don't like handing control to Apple so I much prefer the FlatPak solution - you get very detailed and fine grained control over what each app can see and it works fairly seamlessly. It's still a bit technical - but not far from being user friendly even for a less tech savvy user.

[com2kid]

Linux has Snap, and Flatpak, and sometimes an app works with one or not the other.

It is the worst of both worlds.

I especially love how flatpak has its own version of graphics drivers, which results in my browser flatpak updating to a version that has a mismatch between my system drivers, flatpak, and the browser.

Too many bloody layers of abstraction.

[traderj0e]

But say the Flatpak strategy were adopted fully, would it solve this? I've never noticed the permission difference between using (Snap or Flatpak) vs not, but I need to try it more.