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Add chromebrew instructions to ChromeOS flatpak setup #462

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saltedcoffii opened this issue May 23, 2021 · 2 comments
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Add chromebrew instructions to ChromeOS flatpak setup #462

saltedcoffii opened this issue May 23, 2021 · 2 comments

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@saltedcoffii
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Currently, crostini, on some computers, breaks bubblewrap. Flatpaks can install but can't run. As an alternative method, please add instructions for installing flatpak on a chromebook using chromebrew, which does work.

Here are the step by step instructions:

  1. Follow the instructions on the chromebrew README to install chromebrew. You will need to put your chromebook in developer mode.
  2. Install flatpak with crew install flatpak.
  3. Set up flathub flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
  4. Reload the chromebrew environment. source /usr/local/etc/profile
  5. Shutdown and turn back on to set XDG environment variables. sudo reboot

Notes: Chromebrew doesn't support GUI launchers right now (coming soon!). For the time being, to run flatpakked software, run flatpak run com.domain.Project

@lucasgabmoreno
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lucasgabmoreno commented Jan 25, 2025

Currently, crostini, on some computers, breaks bubblewrap. Flatpaks can install but can't run. As an alternative method, please add instructions for installing flatpak on a chromebook using chromebrew, which does work.

Here are the step by step instructions:

  1. Follow the instructions on the chromebrew README to install chromebrew. You will need to put your chromebook in developer mode.
  2. Install flatpak with crew install flatpak.
  3. Set up flathub flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
  4. Reload the chromebrew environment. source /usr/local/etc/profile
  5. Shutdown and turn back on to set XDG environment variables. sudo reboot

Flatpak is not working on Chromebrew: #11191
Can install flatpak and apps but can't make them run.

My steps to make install:

  1. Install
    crew install flatpak OK
  2. Repository
    flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo OK
  3. Reboot
  4. Install app
    flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP OK
  5. Run app
    flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP ERROR

@lucasgabmoreno
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lucasgabmoreno commented Jan 25, 2025

Notes: Chromebrew doesn't support GUI launchers right now (coming soon!). For the time being, to run flatpakked software, run flatpak run com.domain.Project

There's a GUI launcher project: Crew launcher
But can't make it work #11190

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