boltgolt/howdy

Howdy on Flatpak or Snap

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#356 opened on May 22, 2020

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Description

So the story began when I was trying to get Howdy to work on Fedora Silverblue. It installed fine with layering, but I just couldn't make configurations, since it's a read-only filesystem. Long story short, is there any difficulties to making a Flatpak or Snap package of Howdy? It would make it available to a lot more users who do not have access to the Ubuntu PPA or the AUR. I've seen feature requests on here wanting Howdy on Solus, Void, Gentoo, Clear Linux, etc. As a Fedora user, I've also had to switch 3 COPRs because of dependency issues. Thank you all!

Contributor guide

Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
releasedevops
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Linux systemFlatpak or Snap development tools
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Investigate existing Flatpak or Snap packaging attempts for Howdy, possibly from community forks or unofficial repositories. Review the project's dependencies and system integration requirements (e.g., PAM module, camera access) to determine the necessary permissions and sandboxing. Examine the comments in the issue (7 comments) for any prior exploration or partial solutions. Consider adapting the existing installation scripts for a containerized environment, and create a sample Flatpak manifest or Snapcraft configuration that can be tested on Fedora Silverblue or similar immutable systems.
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