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Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux

Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux.

It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including different versions. And it has been designed from the ground up with security in mind, so that apps are isolated from each other and from the host system.

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Posix does not work in Flatpak package while it works in the ordinary compiled one

I have simple vala app, one of its functionalities ends with shutting down the computer using Posix.system("shutdown now"); In the ordinary ninja compiled version, the app works fine. However, in the flatpak version, it does not work. I tried to…
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Flatpak repo objects folder empty?

Yesterday I freed up some disk space (about 1/2 of my disk!) and it seems the /var/lib/flatpak/repo/ojbects folder was deleted. Now whenever I try to update my flatpaks, nothing happens. Here is my terminal output. ID …
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How to add icons in PyQt5 app in flatpak?

I have small PyQt5 app: https://github.com/taunoe/tauno-serial-plotter I got all the functionality to work on flatpak but icons are a problem. Tried different things, but i have no clue how to make them showup. (base)…
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Using flatpak-pip-generator resulting in "ERROR: could not find a version" when compiling

The full log can be seen below. I am using flatpak-pip-generator with requirements.txt. Without using the requirements file I get the same error. (I get the error at compiling the project) ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: command:…
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Define icon for flatpak application

I am using gnome builder. I saw that in gnome music it is installed with install_data( join_paths('icons/hicolor/scalable/apps', APPLICATION_ID + '.svg'), install_dir: join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'),…
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Ship file with flatpak

I have a json file with some data that I want to ship with my application. I want to include it on the folder /app/share//data/.json. I have researched, looked on the flatpak manifest documentation and the manifest of other…
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Python dependency on Gnome Builder

I am learning how to create GTK applications in python and I am using Gnome Builder IDE installed through flatpak. I wanted to use the python package requests in my application, so I added: { "name": "pip-install", "buildsystem": "simple", …
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Sophos for Ubuntu blocking Flatpak application installs

I have installed Sophos for Ubuntu and it has been working fairly well until I decided to try Flatpak. When installing or updating anything using Flatpak, I now get this pop up: error popup with this corresponding error on the terminal: …
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unable to create sandbox even after installing flatpak

After cloning pitivi as mentioned here, I installed flatpak. Now running the command: sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak I get this message: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak is already the newest version (3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.12). and…
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Using freedesktop portal to take screenshots with Python

I have been trying to write a flatpak application in python, which uses the freedesktop portal to take screenshots. I am adapting Gimp's freedesktop screenshot plugin which is written in c and I am running into trouble when it comes to accessing the…
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Qt app cannot open selected file from sandbox

I'm writing a Qt app to run in Flatpak sandbox. I'm stuck with opening files, as it opens the file chooser dialog, I select the file and then the app crashes with File Not Found error. I checked the /run/user/1000/doc/ directory, the correct folder…
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Make get requests with libsoup in vala building with Flatpak

I'm trying to use soup for a http GET request in vala, but always return a Status code 6, in the manifest file I have the permission "--share=network" I don't know what the problem is, if I need to have an additional permission to make server…
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Flatpak run external programs

I am using a flatpak version of my favorite game engine, godot. Using it, I need to be able to export to android. To do this, it needs adb. I tried looking in /usr/bin, where the adb executable is located, but Godot couldn't see it because of the…
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Flatpak: command not found

I have built a flatpak package out of my application. However, flatpak-builder in the end complains: Error: Command 'executable' not found Where executable is the name of my program, which I have specified in my manifest as "command":…
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Updating PyCharm running with Flatpak

I am running a computer with Linux Mint 19. I installed PyCharm Community Edition using LM's software centre. Now, there is an update for PyCharm but I cannot install it. When I do Help > Check for updates, the window that opens says "PyCharm does…
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