On GNU/Linux there is a new way to distribute and run application named Flatpak.
To run a Flatpak application with the command line, you have to key :
$ flatpak run applicationID
For instance, to run VLC :
$ flatpak run org.videolan.VLC
What I found strange at first sight is that "Open With" could open some Flatpak applications whereas it couldn't open some other ones.
So I made some investigations.
I've made a few basic tests (without trying to pass current URL, just launching some Flatpak apps with "Open With") :
flatpak run org.audacityteam.Audacity : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.avidemux.Avidemux : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.gnome.DejaDup : graphically launches the app
→ flatpak run org.gnome.Extensions : does nothing at 1st sight, but actually it runs and stays silent in the background for about near 1 minute as shown in the monitor system. Note that keying flatpak run org.gnome.Extensions in a terminal does graphically launch the app
flatpak run org.filezillaproject.Filezilla : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.mozilla.firefox : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.frozen_bubble.frozen-bubble : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.libreoffice.LibreOffice : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.pitivi.Pitivi : graphically launches the app
→ flatpak run net.scribus.Scribus : does nothing at 1st sight, but actually it runs in the background, a few seconds only, as shown in the monitor system. Note that keying flatpak run org.gnome.Extensions in a terminal does graphically launch the app
flatpak run org.gnome.Shotwell : graphically launches the app
flatpak run org.mozilla.Thunderbird : graphically launches the app
flatpak run com.transmissionbt.Transmission : graphically launches the app
→ flatpak run com.github.unrud.VideoDownloader : does nothing at 1st sight, but actually it runs in the background, a few seconds only, as shown in the monitor system. Note that keying flatpak run com.github.unrud.VideoDownloader in a terminal does graphically launch the app
flatpak run org.videolan.VLC : graphically launches the app but it doesn't like it (GUI flickers)
Note that for instance running flatpak run org.audacityteam.Audacity from "Open With" does launch Audacity but Audacity complains to not be able to find the URL file, which is surprising since the command doesn't specify %s.
Running flatpak run com.github.unrud.VideoDownloader --url in "Open With" does open current URL in VideoDownloader without specifying %s
I don't know if it's a feature or not, if it can be a problem or not, but I report it just in case.
Hi,
On GNU/Linux there is a new way to distribute and run application named Flatpak. To run a Flatpak application with the command line, you have to key :
$ flatpak run applicationIDFor instance, to run VLC :$ flatpak run org.videolan.VLCWhat I found strange at first sight is that "Open With" could open some Flatpak applications whereas it couldn't open some other ones.
So I made some investigations.
I've made a few basic tests (without trying to pass current URL, just launching some Flatpak apps with "Open With") :
Note that for instance running flatpak run org.audacityteam.Audacity from "Open With" does launch Audacity but Audacity complains to not be able to find the
URLfile, which is surprising since the command doesn't specify %s.Running flatpak run com.github.unrud.VideoDownloader --url in "Open With" does open current URL in VideoDownloader without specifying %s
I don't know if it's a feature or not, if it can be a problem or not, but I report it just in case.
Thanks for this great extension !