Is there a way to filter FlatHub for open-source software? I tried it a while ago involuntarily, because it got automatically enabled in the KDE package manager UI, and then I immediately nuked it when I realized, I had accidentally installed some proprietary software off of it...
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My kde install is at home so i'll have to check for that later, but here is how to do it on flathub and on gnome software:
Ah, thanks. Good to know that the metadata is there, it might just be a missing feature in Discover.
I did just poke around in Discover and couldn't find a way to filter that...
You could use an alternate repo, like the fedora one which is curated to only open source software
it's extremely obvious when it's proprietary and when it's not
Kde's discover is balls, gnome software store is a whole lot better in this case
Well, this was a while ago. I do know that Discover now at least shows whether an application is from the normal package repository or from FlatHub. They probably also show the license somewhere by now.
But yeah, it being obvious isn't really good enough for me, in the sense that I currently simply have FlatHub completely disabled, because I do not care for having the proprietary noise in between. It makes Discover worse for me, because it becomes harder to find software I want. And then, yeah, I just figured I'd ask, because I do think it's silly for me to shun a whole technology due to some presentation issue...
Prism launcher is great for modded Minecraft on the Steamdeck. Combine that with a tailscale connection and you can have a shared world with a friend from however far away for free. 10/10 would recommend.
Do we have to own a Minecraft copy to play in Prism Launcher?
Unfortunately. Idk if you can 🏴☠️ that or not and have it work. I just used the legit copy I got when I was like 16. Once you have prism launcher linked to your account associated with Minecraft, you can just download modpacks straight from the launcher. If you're gonna play handheld like on a non-docked Steamdeck, you'll need to add a mod for controller support