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[https://www.flatpak.org/ Flatpak] is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. | [https://www.flatpak.org/ Flatpak] is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. | ||
This article extends the documentation in the [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#module-services-flatpak NixOS manual]. | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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After adding the desired solution to your configuration file, Flatpak will be installed, but it is not always added to your path directly, e.g. when you are using Sway. | After adding the desired solution to your configuration file, Flatpak will be installed, but it is not always added to your path directly, e.g. when you are using Sway. | ||
To manually add it to the path while using the [ | To manually add it to the path while using the [[Greetd]] login manager and [[Sway]], create a <code>.profile</code> file with an override for your <code>XDG_DATA_DIRS</code> path, e.g.: | ||
{{file|.profile|nix|<nowiki> | {{file|.profile|nix|<nowiki> | ||
export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:/usr/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share | export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:/usr/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share | ||
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$ flatpak run org.freedesktop.Bustle | $ flatpak run org.freedesktop.Bustle | ||
</syntaxHighlight> | </syntaxHighlight> | ||
To automatically configure a flatpak repository for all users using the global configuration file, add this to your configuration.nix file. | |||
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki> | |||
systemd.services.flatpak-repo = { | |||
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ]; | |||
path = [ pkgs.flatpak ]; | |||
script = '' | |||
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo | |||
''; | |||
}; | |||
</nowiki>}} | |||
== Development == | == Development == | ||
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Note that the <code>gnome-nightly</code> repository and its dependencies are especially required for this specific project and might be different for other Flatpak projects. | Note that the <code>gnome-nightly</code> repository and its dependencies are especially required for this specific project and might be different for other Flatpak projects. | ||
== Tips and tricks == | |||
=== Emulate Flatpaks of different architecture === | |||
It is possible to install and run Flatpaks which were compiled for a different platform. In this example we start the application ''Metronome'' as aarch64 Flatpak on a x86_64 host:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
flatpak install --user --arch=aarch64 flathub com.adrienplazas.Metronome | |||
flatpak run --user com.adrienplazas.Metronome | |||
</syntaxhighlight>To support emulation with Qemu, [[QEMU#Run binaries of different architecture|following Binfmt configuration]] is required. | |||
== Troubleshooting == | == Troubleshooting == | ||
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=== Missing themes and cursors === | === Missing themes and cursors === | ||
If you have issues with cursors or themes in general, take a look at [ | If you have issues with cursors or themes in general, take a look at [[Fonts#Flatpak_applications_can't_find_system_fonts]] | ||
[[Category:Software]] | |||
[[Category:NixOS Manual]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:18, 4 September 2024
Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework.
This article extends the documentation in the NixOS manual.
Usage
Using this configuration, flatpak will be installed and ready to use globally for all users:
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
services.flatpak.enable = true;
If you'd rather make Flatpak available to a specific user, add flatpak to that user's packages. To be able to install Flatpaks graphically, add the gnome.gnome-software package. The result will look something like this:
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
users.users."user" = {
packages = with pkgs; [
flatpak
gnome.gnome-software
];
};
After adding the desired solution to your configuration file, Flatpak will be installed, but it is not always added to your path directly, e.g. when you are using Sway.
To manually add it to the path while using the Greetd login manager and Sway, create a .profile file with an override for your XDG_DATA_DIRS path, e.g.:
.profile
export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:/usr/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share
This is also required when installing flatpak on a per-user basis.
To start using flatpaks, particularly for flatpak development:
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
$ flatpak update
$ flatpak search bustle
$ flatpak install flathub org.freedesktop.Bustle
$ flatpak run org.freedesktop.Bustle
To automatically configure a flatpak repository for all users using the global configuration file, add this to your configuration.nix file.
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
systemd.services.flatpak-repo = {
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
path = [ pkgs.flatpak ];
script = ''
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
'';
};
Development
Build a Flatpak project
The following example builds a demo project of the libhandy repository using flatpak-builder, installs it locally in the user space and runs it. First install flatpak and flatpak-builder on your system
/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
services.flatpak.enable = true;
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.flatpak-builder ];
Clone, build and run the example project. For now, a patch for libhandy might be required to fix a bug in the build process.
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists gnome-nightly https://nightly.gnome.org/gnome-nightly.flatpakrepo
$ flatpak install org.gnome.Sdk/x86_64/master org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/master
$ git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libhandy.git
$ cd libhandy
$ flatpak-builder --user --install _flatpak examples/sm.puri.Handy.Demo.json
$ flatpak run sm.puri.Handy.Demo
Note that the gnome-nightly repository and its dependencies are especially required for this specific project and might be different for other Flatpak projects.
Tips and tricks
Emulate Flatpaks of different architecture
It is possible to install and run Flatpaks which were compiled for a different platform. In this example we start the application Metronome as aarch64 Flatpak on a x86_64 host:
flatpak install --user --arch=aarch64 flathub com.adrienplazas.Metronome
flatpak run --user com.adrienplazas.Metronome
To support emulation with Qemu, following Binfmt configuration is required.
Troubleshooting
Missing themes and cursors
If you have issues with cursors or themes in general, take a look at Fonts#Flatpak_applications_can't_find_system_fonts