[digiKam-users] Future of digiKam bundles...

[Carlos Echenique]

Hmmm. The implementation of flatpak support is specific to the distro being used. I am using a spin of an Arch-based distro and that is where the files are placed on my system. YMMV.

Carlos Echenique
CE Photography
carlos at echenique.com
On May 31, 2020, 2:34 AM -0400, Stuart Rogers <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>, wrote:
> I used the flatpak override filesystem command in a console window.
>
> Stuart
>
> On 31 May 2020 01:01:56 BST, Carlos Echenique <carlos at echenique.com> wrote:
> > How did you add the override? Flatseal stores them in
> > .local/share/flatpak/overrides not in the system in order to maintain
> > the
> > sandbox.
> > Carlos Echenique Photographer, CE Photographic
> >
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> >
> >
> > On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 5:53 AM Stuart T Rogers
> > <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting this flatseal, just installed it and opened it up but it
> > > does not show the override I have used to access my home directory
> > which
> > > allows Digikam to see my database and photo directories!
> > >
> > > Also as I said before it's a real pain that I am unable to access
> > easily
> > > any other apps like GIMP, I guess unless they are installed using
> > > flatpak. Probably some way to do it but this all just seems total
> > > overkill in order to run Digikam.
> > >
> > > I simply cannot see a reason to run it locked down like this. Yes
> > there
> > > are things where it would be very useful because there is real danger
> > > but not this. I'll stick to appimage (assuming it continues) or wait
> > for
> > > the distro RPM.
> > >
> > > Stuart
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
>
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