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Installing on an immutable OS (Fedora Silverblue)

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#685 opened on Dec 19, 2023

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Description

  • I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
  • OS version and name: Fedora Silverblue 39
  • Cerebro.app version: NA
  • Relevant information from devtools (See above how to open it): NA

Issue

Hello, Cerebro looks really wonderful! As a recent mimgrant from KDE to Gnome, I was looking for alternitves to KRunner and this fits the bill. I am using Fedora Silverblue 39 and as an immutable OS, I cannot install this directly as you have mentioned in the Readme. Fedora Silverblue and many immutable OSes recommend the Flatpaks or the distrobox. Since you do not have a Flatpak, the workaround is to install it in a distrobox, could you please let me know if that does not hinder the operation of Cerebro.

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Tech stack
javascriptelectron
Domain
desktopdocumentation
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic Linux command lineUnderstanding of immutable OS concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Investigate the current packaging method used in the repository (likely Electron builder). Research how to package Electron apps as Flatpak. Test whether running Cerebro via distrobox works without issues. Document findings in the issue and propose updating the README with installation instructions for Fedora Silverblue and similar immutable OSes.