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Flatpak

2020-09-25T01:02:57Z

Atka: removed unnecessary information after further testing

{{Draft|More documentation and testing required.}}

Flatpak is a technology for building and distributing desktop applications on GNU/Linux.

There are currently 3 main [[runtime]]s available:
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/available-runtimes.html Freedesktop]
** [[GNOME]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
** [[KDE]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
These are all hosted on [https://flathub.org/ Flathub.org].

== Fixing Audio Issues ==

If you have a minimal setup and don't have access to audio devices you will need to set the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable. Save the following script in /etc/profile.d/xdg_runtime_dir.sh and re-login to have it set up properly.

if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)
fi

When you launch a Flatpak you will need to start pulseaudio as well:
{{Cmd|pulseaudio --start && flatpak run com.example.Example}}

= =
* [https://flatpak.org/ flatpak.org]
* [https://flatpak.org/setup/Alpine/ Alpine Quick Setup. Follow these simple steps to start using Flatpak]
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html#the-flatpak-command The flatpak command]
* [https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2018/06/20/flatpak-a-history/ Flatpak – a history] Alexander Larsson 2018

* [https://winepak.org/ winepak.org]
* [http://archive.is/BzBfV How to Easily Install Windows Games on Linux with Winepak] Nick Congleton 2018

* [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/487787/why-os-needs-explicit-support-for-musl Why OS needs explicit support for musl?] Stephen Kitt 2018

[[Category:Flatpak]]
[[category: desktop]]

Flatpak

2020-09-22T00:38:00Z

Atka: pruned script

{{Draft|More documentation and testing required.}}

Flatpak is a technology for building and distributing desktop applications on GNU/Linux.

There are currently 3 main [[runtime]]s available:
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/available-runtimes.html Freedesktop]
** [[GNOME]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
** [[KDE]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
These are all hosted on [https://flathub.org/ Flathub.org].

== Fixing Audio Issues ==

If you have a minimal setup and don't have access to audio devices you will need to set the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable. Save the following script in /etc/profile.d/xdg_runtime_dir.sh and re-login to have it set up properly.

if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)
fi

When you launch a Flatpak you will need to start pulseaudio as well:
{{Cmd|pulseaudio --start && flatpak run com.example.Example}}

Note: some Flatpaks require dbus and pulseaudio, using apulse or pipewire will need testing. I have only tested the above solution with Flatpaks installed as --user.

= =
* [https://flatpak.org/ flatpak.org]
* [https://flatpak.org/setup/Alpine/ Alpine Quick Setup. Follow these simple steps to start using Flatpak]
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html#the-flatpak-command The flatpak command]
* [https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2018/06/20/flatpak-a-history/ Flatpak – a history] Alexander Larsson 2018

* [https://winepak.org/ winepak.org]
* [http://archive.is/BzBfV How to Easily Install Windows Games on Linux with Winepak] Nick Congleton 2018

* [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/487787/why-os-needs-explicit-support-for-musl Why OS needs explicit support for musl?] Stephen Kitt 2018

[[Category:Flatpak]]
[[category: desktop]]

Flatpak

2020-09-21T21:20:52Z

Atka: /* Fixing Audio Issues */

{{Draft|More documentation and testing required.}}

Flatpak is a technology for building and distributing desktop applications on GNU/Linux.

There are currently 3 main [[runtime]]s available:
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/available-runtimes.html Freedesktop]
** [[GNOME]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
** [[KDE]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
These are all hosted on [https://flathub.org/ Flathub.org].

== Fixing Audio Issues ==

If you have a minimal setup and don't have access to audio devices you will need to set the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable. Save the following script in /etc/profile.d/xdg_runtime_dir.sh and re-login to have it set up properly.

if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)
if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
mkdir -p "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
fi
fi

When you launch a Flatpak you will need to start pulseaudio as well:
{{Cmd|pulseaudio --start && flatpak run com.example.Example}}

Note: many Flatpaks require dbus and pulseaudio, using apulse or pipewire will need testing. I have only tested the above solution with Flatpaks installed as --user.

= =
* [https://flatpak.org/ flatpak.org]
* [https://flatpak.org/setup/Alpine/ Alpine Quick Setup. Follow these simple steps to start using Flatpak]
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html#the-flatpak-command The flatpak command]
* [https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2018/06/20/flatpak-a-history/ Flatpak – a history] Alexander Larsson 2018

* [https://winepak.org/ winepak.org]
* [http://archive.is/BzBfV How to Easily Install Windows Games on Linux with Winepak] Nick Congleton 2018

* [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/487787/why-os-needs-explicit-support-for-musl Why OS needs explicit support for musl?] Stephen Kitt 2018

[[Category:Flatpak]]
[[category: desktop]]

Flatpak

2020-09-21T21:16:43Z

Atka: added a section for audio issues and their fixes (WIP)

{{Draft|More documentation and testing required.}}

Flatpak is a technology for building and distributing desktop applications on GNU/Linux.

There are currently 3 main [[runtime]]s available:
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/available-runtimes.html Freedesktop]
** [[GNOME]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
** [[KDE]] (based on the Freedesktop runtime)
These are all hosted on [https://flathub.org/ Flathub.org].

== Fixing Audio Issues ==

If you have a minimal setup and don't have access to audio devices you will need to set the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable. Save the following script in /etc/profile.d/xdg_runtime_dir.sh and re-login to have it set up properly.

if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)
if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
mkdir -p "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
fi
fi

When you launch a Flatpak you will need to start pulseaudio as well:
{{Cmd|pulseaudio --start && flatpak run com.example.Example}}

Note: many Flatpaks require dbus and pulseaudio, using apulse or pipewire will need testing.

= =
* [https://flatpak.org/ flatpak.org]
* [https://flatpak.org/setup/Alpine/ Alpine Quick Setup. Follow these simple steps to start using Flatpak]
* [http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html#the-flatpak-command The flatpak command]
* [https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2018/06/20/flatpak-a-history/ Flatpak – a history] Alexander Larsson 2018

* [https://winepak.org/ winepak.org]
* [http://archive.is/BzBfV How to Easily Install Windows Games on Linux with Winepak] Nick Congleton 2018

* [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/487787/why-os-needs-explicit-support-for-musl Why OS needs explicit support for musl?] Stephen Kitt 2018

[[Category:Flatpak]]
[[category: desktop]]