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desktop/flatpak-builder: Fix README.

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@ -2,39 +2,41 @@ Flatpak
Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux
Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions
multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and
formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the
installed on different Linux distributions, including different versions. And same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including
it has been designed from the ground up with security in mind, so that apps different versions. And it has been designed from the ground up with
are isolated from each other and from the host system. security in mind, so that apps are isolated from each other and from
the host system.
You can find many apps already available on https://flathub.org/ You can find many apps already available on https://flathub.org/
Apps that require pulse audio (like steam, skype, etc) need PULSE_SERVER Apps that require pulse audio (like steam, skype, etc) need
environment variable to be set. This is not set for most shells in slackware PULSE_SERVER environment variable to be set. This is not set for most
by default. One way I found to set this is: shells in slackware by default. One way I found to set this is:
```
export `xprop -root -notype PULSE_SERVER | tr -d ' '` export `xprop -root -notype PULSE_SERVER | tr -d ' '`
```
Some of the examples from http://flatpak.org/#users are relying on polkit Some of the examples from http://flatpak.org/#users are relying
helpers, that expect a user in the 'wheel' group to have privileges for, but on polkit helpers, that expect a user in the 'wheel' group to have
default polkit admin rule for slackware is just the root user. privileges for, but default polkit admin rule for slackware is just
So, if you run a command like: the root user. So, if you run a command like:
```
flatpak remote-add --from gnome https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome.flatpakrepo flatpak remote-add --from gnome https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome.flatpakrepo
flatpak remote-add --from gnome-apps https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome-apps.flatpakrepo flatpak remote-add --from gnome-apps \
``` https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome-apps.flatpakrepo
as a limited user, you will get a polkit prompt for root's password. This is
because the default location for establishing these repos is in
`/var/lib/flatpak` and requires admin privileges.
You can optionally add the flag `--user` to flatpak commands, and it will as a limited user, you will get a polkit prompt for root's
instead manage the repos in `~/.local/share/flatpak`. password. This is because the default location for establishing these
repos is in `/var/lib/flatpak` and requires admin privileges.
You can optionally add the flag `--user` to flatpak commands, and it
will instead manage the repos in `~/.local/share/flatpak`.
There are examples of flatpak runtimes and applications on their wiki: There are examples of flatpak runtimes and applications on their wiki:
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/wiki/Examples https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/wiki/Examples
They too have desktop launchers search by desktops like KDE and XFCE, it will They too have desktop launchers search by desktops like KDE and XFCE,
require a logout, as /etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh will need to be sourced. it will require a logout, as /etc/profile.d/flatpak.sh will need to
be sourced.