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> yum install --user <pkg> > And have the package expand in, say, ~/.local One problem is that many binaries have their paths (e.g. /usr/share/<pkg>/ or /etc/

by jhasse 9y ago

> yum install --user <pkg> > And have the package expand in, say, ~/.local One problem is that many binaries have their paths (e.g. /usr/share/<pkg>/ or /etc/<pkg>) hard-coded, meaning they aren't relocatable. For desktop applications Flatpak will solve this: It has the --user flag just as you suggested.

flatpak 9y ago
It does? $ flatpak --version Flatpak 0.9.7 $ flatpak --help Usage: flatpak [OPTION...] COMMAND Builtin Commands: Manage installed apps and runtimes install Install an application or runtime update Update an installed application or runtime uninstall Uninstall an installed application or runtime list List installed apps and/or runtimes info Show info for installed app or runtime Running applications run Run an application override Override permissions for an application make-current Specify default version to run enter Enter the namespace of a running application Manage file access document-export Grant an application access to a specific file document-unexport Revoke access to a specific file document-info Show information about a specific file document-list List exported files Manage remote repositories remotes List all configured remotes remote-add Add a new remote repository (by URL) remote-modify Modify properties of a configured remote remote-delete Delete a configured remote remote-ls List contents of a configured remote Build applications build-init Initialize a directory for building build Run a build command inside the build dir build-finish Finish a build dir for export build-export Export a build dir to a repository build-bundle Create a bundle file from a build directory build-import-bundle Import a bundle file build-sign Sign an application or runtime build-update-repo Update the summary file in a repository build-commit-from Create new commit based on existing ref repo Print information about a repo Help Options: -h, --help Show help options Application Options: --version Print version information and exit --default-arch Print default arch and exit --supported-arches Print supported arches and exit --gl-drivers Print active gl drivers and exit -v, --verbose Print debug information during command processing --ostree-verbose Print OSTree debug information during command processing
- jhasse 9y ago
  Try $ flatpak install --help
- jameskegel 9y ago
  Please consider this question before making one-off throwaway accounts here, "Does this really need to be said, if I cannot say it with my real identity?" Is it more important to you to get your comment posted, or is it more important that you aren't held to account for your statements?

by jhasse 9y ago

flatpak 9y ago

It does? $ flatpak --version Flatpak 0.9.7 $ flatpak --help Usage: flatpak [OPTION...] COMMAND Builtin Commands: Manage installed apps and runtimes install Install an application or runtime update Update an installed application or runtime uninstall Uninstall an installed application or runtime list List installed apps and/or runtimes info Show info for installed app or runtime Running applications run Run an application override Override permissions for an application make-current Specify default version to run enter Enter the namespace of a running application Manage file access document-export Grant an application access to a specific file document-unexport Revoke access to a specific file document-info Show information about a specific file document-list List exported files Manage remote repositories remotes List all configured remotes remote-add Add a new remote repository (by URL) remote-modify Modify properties of a configured remote remote-delete Delete a configured remote remote-ls List contents of a configured remote Build applications build-init Initialize a directory for building build Run a build command inside the build dir build-finish Finish a build dir for export build-export Export a build dir to a repository build-bundle Create a bundle file from a build directory build-import-bundle Import a bundle file build-sign Sign an application or runtime build-update-repo Update the summary file in a repository build-commit-from Create new commit based on existing ref repo Print information about a repo Help Options: -h, --help Show help options Application Options: --version Print version information and exit --default-arch Print default arch and exit --supported-arches Print supported arches and exit --gl-drivers Print active gl drivers and exit -v, --verbose Print debug information during command processing --ostree-verbose Print OSTree debug information during command processing

jhasse 9y ago
Try $ flatpak install --help
jameskegel 9y ago
Please consider this question before making one-off throwaway accounts here, "Does this really need to be said, if I cannot say it with my real identity?" Is it more important to you to get your comment posted, or is it more important that you aren't held to account for your statements?