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Flatpak
Source: {file}modules/services/desktop/flatpak.nix
Upstream documentation: https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/wiki
Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux.
To enable Flatpak, add the following to your {file}configuration.nix:
services.flatpak.enable = true;
For the sandboxed apps to work correctly, desktop integration portals need to
be installed. If you run GNOME, this will be handled automatically for you;
in other cases, you will need to add something like the following to your
{file}configuration.nix:
xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk ];
Then, you will need to add a repository, for example, Flathub, either using the following commands:
$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
$ flatpak update
or by opening the repository file in GNOME Software.
Finally, you can search and install programs:
$ flatpak search bustle
$ flatpak install flathub org.freedesktop.Bustle
$ flatpak run org.freedesktop.Bustle
Again, GNOME Software offers graphical interface for these tasks.