Run Flatpak apps by search filter or through fuzzy finder menu - flatapp

I wrote a simple script in order to help someone in a recent reply from me, to make running Flatpak applications from terminal easier. After that I worked a little bit on it further and now ended up with 2 completely different approaches.

  1. flatrun: Run an app by a matching search filter. If multiple matches, then print all matching app ids instead.
  2. flatapp: Show list of installed apps in an interactive menu. Plus show a description of the app in a preview window. Run the selected application. Requires fzf.
  3. flatsearch: Show search results from repository in an interactive menu. A selected entry will be installed or uninstalled if it exists already (with confirmation from flatpak). Requires fzf.
# Show all matching apps
$ flatrun F
com.github.tchx84.Flatseal
io.freetubeapp.FreeTube

# Run io.freetubeapp.FreeTube
$ flatrun freetube

# Show help for com.obsproject.Studio
$ flatrun obs --help

or flatapp: (requires fzf)

and new flatsearch youtube (requires fzf)

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
    2·
    5 months ago

    Oh I see you also had the flatpak issue where the developer name is used instead of the project name.

    To solve this, use flatpak remove -y --force app && flatpak install app -y as there doesnt seem to be a fix to recreate the Metadata

    https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/5700

    I think some smart function is really needed, as many people will have messed up apps. For me it was 8 or more.

    • thingsiplay@beehaw.orgOP
      1·
      5 months ago

      Thanks. I just checked it and don’t have the issue with developer name on Flatseal anymore. But good to know how to solve this issue when it happens again.