Tom Leavitt's changes to flatpak tutorial

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Tullis, Michael L
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@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ our :ref:`bare metal installation tutorial<bare-metal-install>`.
Install Flatpak on your host system
===================================
Flatpak is included as part of the bundle `os-utils-gui`. To install the
Flatpak is included as part of the bundle `desktop`. To install the
application, log in to your user account and enter the following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ sudo swupd bundle-add os-utils-gui
$ sudo swupd bundle-add desktop
Install and run the LibreOffice Flatpak image
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ To get the latest version of the LibreOffice Flatpak repository, either
.. code-block:: console
$ curl O http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/flatpak/latest/LibreOffice.flatpak
$ curl O -L http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/flatpak/latest/LibreOffice.flatpak
The command downloads the latest LibreOffice.flatpak and saves it in your
current directory.
@@ -98,60 +98,16 @@ LibreOffice with the following command from the command line:
$ flatpak run org.libreoffice.LibreOffice
Add LibreOffice to your Xfce desktop
====================================
Add LibreOffice to your Gnome desktop
=====================================
A new icon will appear in your Gnome applications list titled :guilabel:`LibreOffice.` To
execute the application, highlight the application and click on the :guilabel:`LibreOffice` icon.
LibreOffice will start normally.
To add a LibreOffice launcher to the XFCE desktop, right click your mouse
anywhere on the XFCE desktop. The dialog box shown in figure 1 pops up.
Several options are available, including creating a launcher. In the dialog
box, select :guilabel:`Create Launcher`.
.. figure:: figures/gnome1.png
:alt: Gnome desktop
.. figure:: figures/flatpak1.png
:alt: XFCE desktop contextual menu
Figure 1: Select :guilabel:`Create Launcher`
The :guilabel:`Create Launcher` dialog appears, see figure 2.
.. figure:: figures/flatpak2.png
:alt: Create Launcher dialog box
Figure 2: The :guilabel:`Create Launcher` dialog box
Enter the following data into each field:
Name: LibreOffice
Comment: LibreOffice
Command: flatpak run org.libreoffice.LibreOffice
Working Directory: $HOME
Icon: Click on the :guilabel:`No icon` field to bring up a list of
available icons, see figure 3. In the :guilabel:`Search icon:` field, enter
``Libreoffice-main.`` Click the :guilabel:`libreoffice-main` icon in the
window and select :guilabel:`OK`.
.. figure:: figures/flatpak3.png
:alt: Select an icon
Figure 3: Select an icon dialog box.
Options: Leave the :guilabel:`Use startup notification` and
:guilabel:`Run in terminal` unchecked.
Once all the fields have been filled out, click on the :guilabel:`Create`
button.
A new icon appears on your XFCE desktop titled :guilabel:`LibreOffice.` To
execute the application, double click on the :guilabel:`LibreOffice` icon. A
dialog appears stating: The application is an untrusted application launcher,
the application is in an insecure location, and not marked as executable.
Select the :guilabel:`Mark Executable` to ensure this dialog box will no
longer appear every time you launch the application.
LibreOffice starts normally.
Figure 1: Select :guilabel:`Gnome applications list`
.. _Flatpak website: http://flatpak.org