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Manage Installation of Local .flatpak files

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating mintinstall's existing installation flow and Flatpak handling, then determine how downloaded local .flatpak files should be selected and installed; done means mintinstall can install them without requiring terminal commands.

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Description

After the recent release of Hytale it's come to my attention that mintinstall can't install downloaded .flatpak files. I think mintinstall should have this feature for the sake of creating less friction for inexperienced users. Otherwise the package will have to be installed through the terminal.

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