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* Use local dummy repo for flatpak_remote integration tests * Excludes versions of Ubuntu older than 16.04 from tests Since there are no flatpak packages available for these Ubuntu versions * Adds handler that removes temporary symlink
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# Create a dummy flatpak repository remote
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This document describes how to create a local flatpak dummy repo. Just like the one contained in the `files/repo.tar.gxz` archive.
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## Create a hello world app
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Prerequisites:
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- flathub
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Prepare the environment:
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```
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flatpak install --system flathub org.freedesktop.Platform//1.6 org.freedesktop.Sdk//1.6
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```
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Create a hello world executable:
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```
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echo $'#!/bin/sh\necho hello world' > hello.sh
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```
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To create dummy flatpaks, run this (defining a unique NUM for every flatpak to add):
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```
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export NUM=1
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flatpak build-init appdir$NUM com.dummy.App$NUM org.freedesktop.Sdk org.freedesktop.Platform 1.6;
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flatpak build appdir$NUM mkdir /app/bin;
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flatpak build appdir$NUM install --mode=750 hello.sh /app/bin;
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flatpak build-finish --command=hello.sh appdir$NUM
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```
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## Create a repo and/or add the app to it
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Create a repo and add the file to it in one command:
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```
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flatpak build-export repo appdir$NUM stable
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```
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## Create flatpak*-files
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Put a flatpakref file under the repo folder (`repo/com.dummy.App1.flatpakref`):
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```
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[Flatpak Ref]
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Title=Dummy App$NUM
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Name=com.dummy.App$NUM
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Branch=stable
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Url=file:///tmp/flatpak/repo
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GPGKey={{ base64-encoded public KEY }}
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IsRuntime=false
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RuntimeRepo=https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
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```
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Add a `.flatpakrepo` file to the `repo` folder (`repo/dummy-repo.flatpakrepo`):
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```
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[Flatpak Repo]
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Title=Dummy Repo
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Url=file:///tmp/flatpak/repo
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Comment=Dummy repo for ansible module integration testing
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Description=Dummy repo for ansible module integration testing
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GPGKey={{ base64-encoded public KEY }}
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```
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## Sign the repo
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Create a new key in a new gpg home folder (On RedHat systems, the executable needs to addressed as gpg2):
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```
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mkdir gpg
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gpg --homedir gpg --quick-gen-key test@dummy.com
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```
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Sign the repo and summary file, you need to redo this when you update the repository:
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```
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flatpak build-sign repo --gpg-sign=KEY_ID --gpg-homedir=gpg
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flatpak build-update-repo repo --gpg-sign=KEY_ID --gpg-homedir=gpg
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```
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Export the public key as a file:
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```
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gpg --homedir=gpg --export KEY_ID > dummy-repo.gpg
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```
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Create base64-encoded string from gpg-file for `GPGKey=` property in flatpak*-files:
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```
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base64 dummy-repo.gpg | tr -d '\n'
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```
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## How to use the repo
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Now you can add the `repo` folder as a local repo:
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```
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flatpak --system remote-add --gpg-import=/tmp/flatpak/repo/dummy-repo.gpg dummy-repo /tmp/flatpak/repo
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```
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Or, via `.flatpakrepo` file:
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```
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flatpak --system remote-add dummy-repo /tmp/flatpak/repo/dummy-repo.flatpakrepo
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```
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And install the hello world flatpaks like this:
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```
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flatpak --system install dummy-repo com.dummy.App$NUM
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```
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Or from flatpakref:
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```
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flatpak --system install --from /tmp/flatpak/repo/com.dummy.App$NUM.flatpakref
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```
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Run the app:
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```
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flatpak run com.dummy.App$NUM
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```
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To install an app without any runtime dependencies (the app will be broken, but it is enough to test flatpak installation):
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```
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flatpak --system install --no-deps dummy-repo com.dummy.App$NUM
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```
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## Sources:
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* https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2017/02/10/maintaining-a-flatpak-repository/
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* http://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/first-build.html
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