From 2be43cc479dfd4cfb621f14381330c708291e324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:46:20 -0500 Subject: conversion from Zola to Weblorg --- content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md | 46 ----------------------------- 1 file changed, 46 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md (limited to 'content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md b/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md deleted file mode 100644 index 634867a..0000000 --- a/content/blog/2023-01-21-flatpak-symlinks.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -+++ -date = 2023-01-21 -title = "Running Flatpak Apps with Symlinks" -description = "" -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. - -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. - -```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`. - -# Creating Symlinks for Flatpak Apps - -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. - -```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! -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2