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Please package this as a Flatpak #819

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opened 2023-10-23 18:51:53 +02:00 by fyrstormer · 4 comments
fyrstormer commented 2023-10-23 18:51:53 +02:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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I see this is available as an AppImage and as an Apple Disk Image. However, Flatpak is by far the most widely-supported format for sandboxed applications on Linux. Please package this as a Flatpak so it can be easily installed on distros that don't have AppImage supported out-of-the-box.

I see this is available as an AppImage and as an Apple Disk Image. However, Flatpak is by far the most widely-supported format for sandboxed applications on Linux. Please package this as a Flatpak so it can be easily installed on distros that don't have AppImage supported out-of-the-box.
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luisbarrancos commented 2023-10-25 10:18:55 +02:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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@fyrstormer an appimage file is an executable. If your distribution cannot run executables you have a bigger problem than not being able to run cool-retro-term.
Type file «your appimage app here».AppImage, and you'll see something similar to ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped.
Chances are if you can't run them, they're not executable, so change their permissions, make them executable, e.g.: chmod 755 «your appimage app here».AppImage and off you go. If you need to run it from a desktop, create a *.desktop file in your MIME applications directory. There are plenty of resources showing you how to do that.

@fyrstormer an appimage file is an executable. If your distribution cannot run executables you have a bigger problem than not being able to run cool-retro-term. Type ```file «your appimage app here».AppImage```, and you'll see something similar to ```ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped```. Chances are if you can't run them, they're not executable, so change their permissions, make them executable, e.g.: ```chmod 755 «your appimage app here».AppImage``` and off you go. If you need to run it from a desktop, create a ```*.desktop``` file in your MIME applications directory. There are plenty of resources showing you how to do that.
fyrstormer commented 2023-10-25 10:23:54 +02:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Let me rephrase: It would be nice to be able to use Flatpak, and by extension any distro's app store which Flatpak integrates with, to manage my installation of Cool Retro Term the same as if it were available in that distro's package repos. Rather than needing to set up anything manually.

Let me rephrase: It would be nice to be able to use Flatpak, and by extension any distro's app store which Flatpak integrates with, to manage my installation of Cool Retro Term the same as if it were available in that distro's package repos. Rather than needing to set up anything manually.
luisbarrancos commented 2023-10-25 11:08:33 +02:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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@fyrstormer I understand the Flatpak experience would enhance the user experience, not only yours, in some distributions. Being the project open-source perhaps you could provide a Flatpak PR? The AppImage seems to be old and other users would greatly appreciate it as well.

@fyrstormer I understand the Flatpak experience would enhance the user experience, not only yours, in some distributions. Being the project open-source perhaps you could provide a Flatpak PR? The AppImage seems to be old and other users would greatly appreciate it as well.
fyrstormer commented 2023-10-25 12:02:43 +02:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Unfortunately I don't know anything about packaging an application as a Flatpak. I'm a halfway decent Linux user, but I haven't had the free time to experiment with any developer tasks in Linux.

Unfortunately I don't know anything about packaging an application as a Flatpak. I'm a halfway decent Linux user, but I haven't had the free time to experiment with any developer tasks in Linux.
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