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kaikramer / keystore-explorer

KeyStore Explorer is a free GUI replacement for the Java command-line utilities keytool and jarsigner.
https://keystore-explorer.org/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Package this as a flatpak for linux? #388

Closed DuttaAB-dev closed 2 years ago

DuttaAB-dev commented 2 years ago

Is there any possibility of packaging this app as a flatpak and then publishing it on flathub officially?

kaikramer commented 2 years ago

Right now there are already official distribution packages for all Debian/Ubuntu based as well as for RedHat based Linux distributions. The ZIP package can also pretty easily be integrated in any Linux distribution by writing a .desktop file for it. There is also a request for AppImage format. Together these are more packaging variations than for any other platform, but only 5% of the official downloads are for Linux. They require maintenance, which is time that could be used for implementing new features or fixing bugs which would benefit all KSE users.

Then there are quite a few flaws and security issues in the flatpak format itself.

So, sorry to disappoint you, but there won't be an official flatpak package.

That being said, there is nothing that keeps you from packaging KSE as a flatpak and publishing it on flathub. That is how Open Source works.