Technik-Blog für Linux, Unix, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Nachhaltigkeit und Co.MK (MichlFranken)
Shout out to Text Pieces! I needed to URL-encode a big ugly string (creating a template form from URL parameters, yay!) and yep, sure enough, it made it stupidly easy.
The next time you need to encode, transform, or convert some text on Linux, reach for this pretty little offline app instead of pasting your data into some random website. 👍
flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.lif…
#Flathub #GNOME #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxApps #GNOMECircle #Flatpak
After 2 days of cursing, @alatiera got graphics driver working with Flatpak apps in Asahi 
#Linux #Asahi #AsahiLinux #Flatpak #GTK #Qt #freedesktop
Ptyxis, a toolbox/distrobox container aware terminal from Christian Hergert is now available on Flathub!
Christian Hergert just published a massive PDF document named "Builder, A Developers Notebook", where he documents over the technical details of GNOME Builder.
Document: gitlab.gnome.org/chergert/buil…
Article: blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2024/…
#GNOME #GNOMEBuilder #GTK #IDE #Development #OpenSource #FOSS #Flatpak
As part of the GNOME @sovtechfund project we've been working on improving notifications in GNOME (and the wider free desktop) 🔔✨
In this blog post @jsparber gives an update on the current state, what's already landed in 46, and what's coming in the near future!
blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2024…
#gnome #stf #freedesktop #flatpak
Today's the day 🥳✨🌈
The new home page layout is live on flathub.org now, including:
- Banner with 5 featured apps (updated weekly)
- App of the day
- New group for trending apps
- Tabbed section with trending, popular, new and updated apps
This has been almost a year in the making, including tons of work on documentation, backend, frontend, and the actual metadata in apps. Special thanks to @razze and @tbernard!
Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!Flathub
Retro; the customizable clock widget is now available on Flathub in v2
What's new:
• 24/12h support (follows GNOME Settings)
• Energy usage optimizations
• Better support for round clocks
• Controls moved out of the way
What do you think of the floating header bar?
flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Retr…
#GNOME #GTK #CSS #Flathub #Flatpak #Linux
Thanks to all you developers out there adding brand colors to your apps over the past months we're almost ready to launch featured banners ✨
If you're an app maintainer and haven't done this yet for your app, here are the docs: docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-…
To make it more interesting we're setting a deadline! We will be launching the new banners on April 20th, so for the possibility to be featured during the first week, update your apps today :)
#flathub #flatpak #gnome #kde #linux
Junction 1.8 is out ✨
Junction pops up automatically when you open a file or link to let you choose which app to open with.
flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Junc…
The highlight of this version is better mobile and touch support 
📱
Plus, the app is now verified on Flathub and has a "High quality app data" rating.
#GNOME #GTK #Flatpak #Flathub #LinuxMobile #Linux
I am now a very responsible Linux app developer who verified their apps on @flathub 
#theFutureIsNow #betterLateThanNever
😎
#Flathub #Flatpak #Linux #development
You may have seen the “Verified” badge on apps from Flathub which shows that the developer has proven ownership of their app, e.g. via their website or code host.
With great adoption (nearly 1,000 verified apps!), we’re trying something out to help with transparency:
⚠️ Unverified
If you see this, it flags that the app has not been verified by its developer—it’s effectively a community-maintained package.
#Flatpak 1.15.7 Will Now Automatically Remove Obsolete Driver Versions
phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-1.15…
Simon McVittie issued the Flatpak 1.15.7 pre-release on Wednesday with a few notable changes for this widely-used open-source app sandboxing and distribution framework.www.phoronix.com
Received my first automated email from Flathub to inform me that the permission change in our app "Biblioteca" is under review.
Love to see it!
Well done @flyingpimonster, @barthalion and @razze
GNOME 46 runtime and sdk are back and available on Flathub beta
Just in time for testing your apps over the weekend !
```
flatpak install flathub-beta org.gnome.Sdk//46beta org.gnome.Platform//46beta
```
See discourse.flathub.org/t/how-to…
Thanks @alatiera !
#GNOME #GTK #Flatpak #Flathub #development
In addition to the existing stable repository Flathub offers a repository for beta builds. This isn’t meant to be used for nightly builds, but for releases that has some level of testing and are expected to mostly work and be usable to non-developer …Flathub Discourse
The popular DJ software @mixxx is now official on Flathub 
Announcement: mixxx.org/news/2024-02-21-offi…
Get Mixxx on Flathub: flathub.org/apps/org.mixxx.Mix…
#Mixxx #Flathub #Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #dj #audio #DigitalAudio
“Improved build validation, increased moderation, and the long-awaited switch to libappstream” by @barthalion
Heads up to app developers: Flathub’s automatic build validation is more thorough now, and includes checks for issues we previously would have only flagged manually. There’s a chance that if your app has been passing continuous integration checks previously, it will fail now; here’s why, and what to do about it:
docs.flathub.org/blog/improved…
#Flathub #Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS
Flathub's automatic build validation is more thorough now, and includes checks for issues we previously would have only flagged manually.docs.flathub.org
If you ever find yourself unable to pick a song, try listening to internet radio with Shortwave! The app lets you search and browse through over 30000 stations, giving you the option to save any you like to your library. The songs you hear are automatically recognised, with the option to save them individually. Easily find new music with Shortwave!
You can follow the app's creator here: @haeckerfelix
You can get the app on Flathub here: flathub.org/apps/de.haeckerfel…
Yey GNOME SDK 46 will have an API for gamepads 
❤️ 🎮
Thanks @alice for the fix
Thanks @halfmexican for this Workbench demo I could test it with
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-b…
#GNOME #development #GTK #Flatpak #Linux
Hello, world! 👋 It’s your friendly neighborhood Linux app store here on the Fediverse! Check our profile, we’re verified. 😎
Speaking of which… if you’re an app developer and want to get your app verified on Flathub, check the docs! If you need any help, give us a shout here.
docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-…
#Flathub #Flatpak #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FLOSS #introduction
Attending FOSDEM in person or remote?
I compiled a list of things of interest for GNOME
hedgedoc.gnome.org/gnome-fosde…
Let me know if I missed anything
We also have a Matrix room
Flathub has OVER A MILLION active users! 🎉
docs.flathub.org/blog/over-one…
That's a nice new stat to reference when asking developers to bring their app to Flathub: it gets them in front of more than a million Linux users. 👀
#Flathub #Flatpak #GNOME #KDE #Linux #OpenSource
Earlier this month we shared new app metadata guidelines in response to the growth and maturity of Flathub.docs.flathub.org
If you use the #flatpak version of #deltachat_desktop and it crashes 💥 when you click on notifications or unread chats -> you can disable notifications as workaround to get rid of the crashes.
We unfortunately haven't found a solution for this problem yet. 😢
Seems to be related to a libnotify portal + electron issue.
If you want to know more or know something that could help us to fix this problem, the issue is here:
github.com/deltachat/deltachat…
Operating System (Linux/Mac/Windows/iOS/Android): Linux Mint 21.2 Delta Chat Version: 1.42.2 (flatpak) Expected behavior: When I click on a chat with a new message, DC shows the chat and I can read...GitHub
Introducing Spiel - A New Speech API and Framework for Linux
blog.monotonous.org/2024/01/10…
By @eeejay
#Linux #accessibility #a11y #freedesktop #Flatpak #snap #GNOME #KDE
A New Speech API and Framework I wrote the beginning of what I hope will be an appealing speech API for desktop Linux and beyond. It consists of two parts, a...blog.monotonous.org
People familiar with Flatpak and Blender... want to help Blender on board with Flatpak, officially upstream?
There's an open issue with initial tasks to be completed: projects.blender.org/blender/b…
They could use some help around packaging and permissions. :)
#b3d #OpenSource #Flatpak #Flathub #Linux #Blender
Blender on Linux is already available as a Snap package. Flatpak seems to be the more popular format at least on non-Ubuntu based distributions, so it would sense to officially support it as well.Blender Projects
Resources is a modern interface for managing your system's processes and your open applications. See what programs you have running, and kill the apps that are wasting resources. If you want to see if that helped, you can view the usage graphs for your processor, memory, GPU and more. With Resources, keeping your system in check has never been easier!
You can follow the app's creator here: @nokyan
You can get the app on Flathub here: flathub.org/apps/net.nokyan.Re…
Frog is such a neat little Linux desktop app to extract text from images.
You can give it an image (file selector, drag & drop) or let it take a screenshot. And you can even paste an image from your clipboard!
This is great for adding alt text when posting an image or copying text (as text) from a screenshot for sharing (or adding to UI mockups, as I often do).
It also reads QR codes and supports several languages.
flathub.org/apps/com.github.te…
#Linux #desktop #app #Gnome #OCR #Flatpak #Flathub
Georges Stavracas is currently putting a lot of effort into a really nice project roadmap, spreadsheet and task board for XDG Desktop Portals:
@dino 0.4.3 just got released with some exciting improvements for #LinuxMobile
1. Several fixes for touch input, making audio/video calls actually usable on phones
2. Fixes for video support so devices with #libcamera / #pipewire support like the #PinePhonePro work now
3. The app is now recognized as mobile friendly on #Phosh
4. Stricter #Flatpak sandbox - no device/all any more
The new version is available on #Flathub and lots of distro repos.
The combination of rapidly-improving technologies like GNOME, Flatpak, Wayland, and Portals also means our active privacy protections are also better than ever before.
I went on to write:
>If and when we are able to develop an open, peer reviewed, industry-respected method of responsible and privacy-first telemetry, we may consider doing so.
While that post was in the context of elementary OS, I believe every word I wrote.
#Privacy #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Flatpak
This is @halfmexican; GNOME Outreachy student excited that their effort to make a modern and sandboxed Camera demo for Workbench has paid off 🛠️
Well done! 🎉
Thanks @philn and @slomo for your help!
#GNOME #Outreachy #development #students #GStreamer #PipeWire #Flatpak #freedesktop #libcamera #GTK
If you're interested in using Typescript for GNOME apps, you can now use the new Typescript SDK Extension. I've also published a Typescript Template you can use as a starting point for your apps.
- gitlab.gnome.org/BrainBlasted/…
- github.com/flathub/org.freedes…
#gnome #typescript #libadwaita #flatpak
Contribute to flathub/org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.typescript development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Alright, here's a response article to @martijnbraam's "Developers are lazy, thus Flatpak". I'll be addressing some of their claims by explaining why some of the design decisions make sense the way they are.
theevilskeleton.gitlab.io/2023…
Edit: should there be a response article to mine, I'll respond it here (unless it doesn't address any of my points).
#Flatpak #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Recently, the article “Developers are lazy, thus Flatpak”, by Martijn Braam, was published to criticize a few things regarding Flatpak. I want to go over the article and address some points that were raised.TheEvilSkeleton
