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!

https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2024/04/23/notifications-46-and-beyond

#gnome #stf #freedesktop #flatpak

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!

#Flatpak #Flathub

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 #flatpak

WTF? Is #Tenacity on the #Flatpak store #MALWARE? Apparently it was running in the bg AS IF it was an invincible #Gnome extension so SystemMonitor/htop would NOT see it as a process. But #MissionCenter (also from flatpak store) saw it as it is: an app running on startup! Killing it killed Gnome session! It was also spiking wifi, and was leaking the Gnome gjs service from 4MB RAM to 120MB. Uninstalling fixed the prob

Third party flatpak/snaps should be vetted.

#security #opensource #linux #foss

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

What is stopping a desktop environment from being packaged as a #flatpak? I only ever see apps and libraries packaged, but never desktops. Is it just impossible or does it just not make sense for desktop environments to be sandboxed?

#Linux

I think that flatpak isolation is great and I'm glad it isolates apps from each other. Of course there is a side effect of having to start over from scratch on app configuration.

Does #flatpak publish metadata about location of configuration such that installing a flatpak could give an option of moving application configuration (say, from ~/.config or just ~/.somedotfile) into flatpak config, possibly leaving a symlink in place in order to share configuration with native versions of apps?

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

Like it or not, most of our brains are wired to use decimal, and they struggle converting numbers to other bases. The Binary app lets you convert your base 10 number to binary, and your hexadecimal back to decimal, whatever conversion you require. It even tells you how many bits are required to store the value you give it, and their associated magnitude!

You can follow the app's creator here: @fizzyizzy05

You can get the app on Flathub here: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.fizzyizzy05.binary

#gnome #apps #flatpak

💡 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 🧵

#Flatpak #Snap #Flathub

Sometimes your desktop just gets a little boring and when that happens, let Damask refresh it. The app can automatically cycle through your wallpapers and can even find you some new ones. It give you the option to pull from various sources, like Bing and Wallhaven's collection of backgrounds. With Damask, you can always have a new backdrop to your digital life!

You can follow the app's creator here: @subpop

You can get the app on Flathub here: https://flathub.org/apps/app.drey.Damask

#gnome #apps #flatpak

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.

#Flathub #Flatpak #Linux

#Flatpak 1.15.7 Will Now Automatically Remove Obsolete Driver Versions

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-1.15.7-Released

Flatpak 1.15.7 Will Now Automatically Remove Obsolete Driver Versions

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}

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.

#Linux #development #GNOME #KDE #Flatpak #Flathub

Thank you stranger. The work required to review Flatpak is very much appreciated.

#Flatpak #Flathub #Linux

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

#Flatpak #Flathub #Linux

Memorize is a very useful flashcards app to help you in your studies! Write up, edit, revise and quiz yourself on whatever it is you are trying to learn. The app lets you build your own sets of cards, or import them from Anki and Quizlet decks. When you're ready, the test mode can create a preparation exam for you, letting you catch those final mistakes!

You can follow the app's creator here: @david_swift

You can get the app on Flathub here: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.david_swift.Flashcards

#gnome #apps #flatpak

People dislike #flatpak for the fact that it uses more disk space than native applications. I don’t think it is that big of an issue. But couldn’t it be solved be letting the base system, the DE (like #GNOME and #KDE) use the flatpak runtimes from outside. I mean you can’t break out of a container, but can’t you break into it?

Could for example #GNOME use #GTK which comes packaged in the flatpak GNOME runtime?

Why would that be a silly idea?

#Linux #OpenSource

Who's up for a fresh new release of Folio?

Lots of fixes and new features like bare link and e-mail address formatting, along with ctl-click to open links in your default e-mail client or browser!

See the whole change log in the app->about page or on the github release page(https://github.com/toolstack/Folio/releases/tag/24.05)

#apps #opensource #GNOME #markdown #notes #flatpak #snap

Release Version 24.05 · toolstack/Folio

Changes: Add snap release (thanks @soumyaDghosh) Translation updates: Spanish & French Support Control-Click to open links in your default browser Add formatting to links that do not have markdown...

^GitHub

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

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: https://flathub.org/apps/de.haeckerfelix.Shortwave

#gnome #apps #flatpak

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

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-build-meta/-/merge_requests/2662

#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.

https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/verification

#Flathub #Flatpak #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FLOSS #introduction

Verification | Flathub Documentation

What is verification?

^{docs.flathub.org}

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

https://matrix.to/#/#fosdem-2024:gnome.org

#FOSDEM #GNOME #Flatpak #Flathub

HedgeDoc - Ideas grow better together

Ideas grow better together

^{hedgedoc.gnome.org}

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

It's a beautiful example of cross desktop collaboration on Linux, well done!

https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/1175

#Flatpak #freedesktop

High Contrast hint on settings portal by dominichayesferen · Pull Request #1175 · flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal

Introduction High Contrast is a feature where, much as the name implies, the contrast of applications that support the feature is increased, whether it be adding more opacity to lines in applicatio...

^GitHub

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:

https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-desktop/issues/3590

Delta Chat crashes when trying to read new messages · Issue #3590 · deltachat/deltachat-desktop

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

https://blog.monotonous.org/2024/01/10/Introducing-Spiel/

By @eeejay

#Linux #accessibility #a11y #freedesktop #Flatpak #snap #GNOME #KDE

By popular demand, we made Vivaldi available on #FlatHub. Are you using #Flatpak? Have you downloaded @Vivaldi yet? Did you tell your friends?😀

#Linux #Desktop #Download #browser

https://flathub.org/apps/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi

Vivaldi | Flathub

A powerful, personal, and private web browser

^{Flathub - Apps for Linux}

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}