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diff --git a/blog/2023-01-21-running-flatpak-apps-easily.org b/blog/2023-01-21-running-flatpak-apps-easily.org deleted file mode 100644 index 1608eb1..0000000 --- a/blog/2023-01-21-running-flatpak-apps-easily.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -#+title: Running Flatpak Apps with Symlinks -#+date: 2023-01-21 - -** Running Flatpak Apps Should Be Faster -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: running-flatpak-apps-should-be-faster -:END: -If you're like me and use Flatpak for those pesky apps that cannot run -on your system for one reason or another, you likely get annoyed with -opening a terminal and manually running the Flatpak app with the lengthy -=flatpak run ...= command. - -In the past, I manually created aliases in my =.zshrc= file for certain -apps. For example, an alias would look like the example below. - -This would allow me to run the command fast within the terminal, but it -wouldn't allow me to run it in an application launcher. - -#+begin_src sh -# ~/.zshrc -alias librewolf = "flatpak run io.gitlab.librewolf-community" -#+end_src - -However, I now use a much faster and better method that integrates with -the tiling WMs I use and their application launchers - =dmenu= and -=bemenu=. - -** Creating Symlinks for Flatpak Apps -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: creating-symlinks-for-flatpak-apps -:END: -Let's use the example of Librewolf below. I can install the application -like so: - -#+begin_src sh -flatpak install flathub io.gitlab.librewolf-community -#+end_src - -Once installed, I can create a symlink to link the flatpak app to my new -symlink in a location commonly included in your PATH. In this case, I -chose =/usr/bin=. You may need to choose a different location if -=/usr/bin= isn't in your PATH. - -#+begin_src sh -ln -s /var/lib/flatpak/exports/bin/io.gitlab.librewolf-community /usr/bin/librewolf -#+end_src - -Once complete, you should be able to launch the app using the command -name you chose above in the symlink (=librewolf=) from a terminal or -from your application launcher! |