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diff --git a/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md b/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md index a69b53b..382762f 100644 --- a/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md +++ b/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md @@ -7,45 +7,41 @@ draft = false # Running Flatpak Apps Should Be Faster -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. +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. +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. +wouldn't allow me to run it in an application launcher. ```sh # ~/.zshrc alias librewolf = "flatpak run io.gitlab.librewolf-community" ``` -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`. +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 -Let\'s use the example of Librewolf below. I can install the application -like so: +Let's use the example of Librewolf below. I can install the application like +so: ```sh flatpak install flathub io.gitlab.librewolf-community ``` -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. +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. ```sh ln -s /var/lib/flatpak/exports/bin/io.gitlab.librewolf-community /usr/bin/librewolf ``` -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! +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! |