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The Flathub website just received a fab revamp ✨
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/flathub-website-new-look
The Official Flathub Website Just Got a Fab Revamp
Next time you stop by the Flathub website you will notice it’s had a bit of a revamp. The latest UI refresh lands a year after its last big redesign and builds on that look […]Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
I really need to automate this somehow, but my latest (conservative) estimate of active users of Flathub is 1.99 million!
It’s likely over 2,000,000 in reality; this is a number of updates delivered to the most popular runtime, org.freedesktop.Platform//23.08, between the 23.08.14 and 23.08.15 releases. This was less than a month (March 18 through April 9) and only counts this runtime; any users running apps that don’t use it are not counted here.
Pretty impressive stuff!
Today's the day 🥳✨🌈
The new home page layout is live on https://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!
Flathub - Apps for Linux
Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!Flathub
@sonny It's a tricky one, but I think it should be doable to make it work somehow. For being featured the first screenshot is most important, you can preview that here: https://docs.flathub.org/banner-preview
More generally, I'd reduce the number of screenshots to 3 or so (e.g. first, second, last) and avoid manual compositing with multiple windows as much as possible. Happy to discuss this more in detail, but might be better on Matrix, e.g. #flathub or #gnome-design :)
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?
https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Retro
#GNOME #GTK #CSS #Flathub #Flatpak #Linux
Just realized, we have 47 locales on #flathub all thanks to #weblate and all translators contributing. Thank you! 💗
https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/flathub/
Get involved in Flathub!
Flathub is being translated into 51 languages using Weblate. Join the translation or start translating your own project.Hosted Weblate
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: https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/appdata-guidelines/quality-guidelines
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
💡 portal for anonymous telemetry. Hear me out!
Many developers want to have telemetry so that they can learn about how their app is used and how they perform.
It can lead to better software, but it's also a privacy nightmare 😮💨
Currently, apps need to enable full network for it (or more) and users have 0 control over it. This is happening. Right now.
What if there was a way to remove all the negative aspects of telemetry so that we can consider it safe? 🛡️
1/2 🧵
Big thank you to @dogphilosopher for an update to flatpaks on Bluefin. Now flatpaks can be preinstalled from the ISO rather than having to download them on first boot in order to provide the intended experience. That means @thunderbird on the dock by default!
Awesome step forward for us to be able to bring you intended apps by default without straying from @flathub
If you can help with testing the new ISOs, please see below for instructions.
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/were-ready-for-another-round-of-iso-testing/926
We're ready for another round of ISO testing!
Hey ya’ll, thanks to @dogphilosopher 's heroic last minute efforts fighting with R2 we’ve got new Bluefin ISOs up! We now ship the Flatpaks on the ISO itself, allowing for a full offline installation.Universal Blue
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.
https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Junction
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.
Anyone in my network interested in research and prototype network portal for Flatpak?
In the long run we are interested in:
• Give more control to users over app network access
• Allow apps that need network access to be considered “Safe”
We expect something like unsharing the network namespace and a bridge on the host for permissions / monitoring.
Boost welcome 
1/2 🧵
#FediHire #Flatpak #Flathub #Linux #Snap #containers #Docker #freedesktop #Ubuntu #Fedora
I've seen a few app maintainers lately mentioning that bleeding edge libraries are required and that distro X in version Y isn't supported.
This is why you should have a Flatpak manifest in your repository; not just on Flathub.
It lets contributors easily build and test the development version without having to worry about the host.
Upgrading or downgrading your OS shouldn't stop anyone from working on your app.
Friends of energy efficiency - the Light Video 0.1.0 #Flathub update is out, build with #gtk4 4.14 and #GStreamer 1.24.1.
This should be the first app targeting the #linux / FDO desktop enabling Wayland video offloading (think zero-copy playback) by default. In many cases (actually more than I expected) this can improve battery lifetime - and on low-end devices even playback performance - significantly.
https://flathub.org/apps/org.sigxcpu.Livi
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
The #gnome app "Memorize" is on Flathub!
https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.david_swift.Flashcards
It is written using Adwaita for #swift with an interface very similar to #swiftui.
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 https://discourse.flathub.org/t/how-to-use-flathub-beta/2111
Thanks @alatiera !
#GNOME #GTK #Flatpak #Flathub #development
How to use flathub-beta
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: https://mixxx.org/news/2024-02-21-official-flatpak-now-available-on-flathub
Get Mixxx on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/org.mixxx.Mixxx
#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:
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/improved-build-validation
#Flathub #Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS
Improved build validation, increased moderation, and the long-awaited switch to libappstream | Flathub Documentation
Flathub's automatic build validation is more thorough now, and includes checks for issues we previously would have only flagged manually.docs.flathub.org
GNOME sdk/platform 46beta is available on Flathub 
Time to update manifests, dependencies, and test 🧪
Things I am most excited about for developers:
• libadwaita adaptive dialogs
• GLib/Gio docs in Biblioteca
• WebP image support
• GtkAccessibleText
• Accessible WebKitGTK
• libmanette Gamepads API
#GNOME #GTK #development #Flatpak #Flathub
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.
https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/verification
#Flathub #Flatpak #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FLOSS #introduction
Attending FOSDEM in person or remote?
I compiled a list of things of interest for GNOME
https://hedgedoc.gnome.org/gnome-fosdem
Let me know if I missed anything
We also have a Matrix room
Flathub has OVER A MILLION active users! 🎉
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/over-one-million-active-users-and-growing/
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
Over One Million Active Users, and Growing | Flathub Documentation
Earlier this month we shared new app metadata guidelines in response to the growth and maturity of Flathub.docs.flathub.org
https://docs.flathub.org/blog/quality-moderation/
Raising the Bar: Introducing the new App Metadata Guidelines | Flathub Documentation
Flathub has grown massively over the past few years, with over 2400 apps at present. In the early days our goal was mostly to make it easy to get the latest version of popular apps via Flatpak.docs.flathub.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: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/102949
They could use some help around packaging and permissions. :)
#b3d #OpenSource #Flatpak #Flathub #Linux #Blender
Flatpak package for Linux releases
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
Some of you might have heard about it, and the rumors are true! After many requests from our #Linux users, Vivaldi is now available as a @FlatpakApps on #Flathub.
PS. The package is not yet official, read all the details in the article below by @omgubuntu👇
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/11/vivaldi-web-browser-flathub
More on why it is not official yet: https://social.vivaldi.net/@ruario/111416229781984173
Vivaldi Web Browser is Now Available on Flathub
Fans of the Vivaldi web browser will be pleased to hear it’s now available to install from Flathub. Vivaldi’s Flathub package is not official or verified, as the store listing makes cle...Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
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.
https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.tenderowl.frog
#Linux #desktop #app #Gnome #OCR #Flatpak #Flathub
@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.
Snapshot, the new Camera (photo/video) app is available on Flathub 🎉 📷
It looks fantastic, here is a picture of Hermine sleeping next to my desk.
https://flathub.org/apps/org.gnome.Snapshot
Made by @maximiliano 🎩
#Flatpak #Flathub #GNOME #LinuxMobile #Linux #Rust #Gtk
A new #Flathub website launched at #LAS2023 last weekend! 🎉 The redesigned site brings a fresh look and a verification feature. Developers can now log in and verify ownership of their apps, earning a blue check mark. Check it out here: https://flathub.org/
#GNOME #Linux #opensource
Home | Flathub
Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!Flathub
A redesign of #Flathub is live! Drop by https://flathub.org to see all the shiny new things, such as developer verification and download graphs.
There's more under the hood, including the long awaited subsets to enable only verified or FLOSS apps. Stay tuned for more updates!