mirror of
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak.git
synced 2026-01-29 10:01:18 -05:00
bd04b09f9b
Commits32194f2d2andb8d2196c2made create-usb detect partially installed commits and omit them except when --allow-partial is specified (and in the case of extensions of related refs omit them unconditionally). The reasoning was that if on the other computer using the USB for an installation you need a different subpath of a commit (such as a different language of a locale extension), the installation will fail. But in most real world cases the users on both ends will speak the same language so it will not often be an issue. Also, if you are offline and have only your own language's subpaths for your locale extensions, it makes sense to put them on the USB because you have no way to get the full locale extension and the receiver probably wants the same subpath as you. The way "flatpak create-usb" is most often used in Endless is via gnome-software which calls it under the hood. So while we could have it pass --allow-partial that would not accomplish much; it doesn't solve the problems above. For the online case we may want to attempt to download the full locale extensions before copying to the USB, but that is for a later commit. Fixes https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/3491
215 lines
8.7 KiB
XML
215 lines
8.7 KiB
XML
<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
|
|
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
|
|
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
|
|
|
|
<refentry id="flatpak-create-usb">
|
|
|
|
<refentryinfo>
|
|
<title>flatpak create-usb</title>
|
|
<productname>flatpak</productname>
|
|
|
|
<authorgroup>
|
|
<author>
|
|
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
|
|
<firstname>Matthew</firstname>
|
|
<surname>Leeds</surname>
|
|
<email>matthew.leeds@endlessm.com</email>
|
|
</author>
|
|
</authorgroup>
|
|
</refentryinfo>
|
|
|
|
<refmeta>
|
|
<refentrytitle>flatpak create-usb</refentrytitle>
|
|
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
|
|
</refmeta>
|
|
|
|
<refnamediv>
|
|
<refname>flatpak-create-usb</refname>
|
|
<refpurpose>Copy apps and/or runtimes onto removable media.</refpurpose>
|
|
</refnamediv>
|
|
|
|
<refsynopsisdiv>
|
|
<cmdsynopsis>
|
|
<command>flatpak create-usb</command>
|
|
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTION</arg>
|
|
<arg choice="plain">MOUNT-PATH</arg>
|
|
<arg choice="plain" rep="repeat">REF</arg>
|
|
</cmdsynopsis>
|
|
</refsynopsisdiv>
|
|
|
|
<refsect1>
|
|
<title>Description</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Copies the specified apps and/or runtimes <arg choice="plain">REF</arg>s onto the removable
|
|
media mounted at <arg choice="plain">MOUNT-PATH</arg>, along with all the dependencies and
|
|
metadata needed for installing them. This is one way of transferring flatpaks
|
|
between computers that doesn't require an Internet connection. After using
|
|
this command, the USB drive can be connected to another computer and
|
|
<command>flatpak install</command> will prefer to install from it rather than
|
|
the Internet if (a) each ref comes from a configured remote whose GPG keyring will be
|
|
used for verification and (b) the refs on the drive are at least as new as what's
|
|
available elsewhere (e.g. the Internet if you're online). For this process to work a
|
|
collection ID must be configured on the relevant remotes on both the source and
|
|
destination computers, and on the remote server.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
On the destination computer one can install from the USB (or any mounted filesystem) the
|
|
same way you would install from the Internet, e.g. with
|
|
<command>flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Builder</command> or using a GUI.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Each <arg choice="plain">REF</arg> argument is a full or partial identifier in the
|
|
flatpak ref format, which looks like "(app|runtime)/ID/ARCH/BRANCH". All elements
|
|
except ID are optional and can be left out, including the slashes,
|
|
so most of the time you need only specify ID. Any part left out will be matched
|
|
against what is installed, and if there are multiple matches an error message
|
|
will list the alternatives.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
By default this looks for both installed apps and runtimes
|
|
with the given <arg choice="plain">REF</arg>, but you can
|
|
limit this by using the <option>--app</option> or <option>--runtime</option> option.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
All <arg choice="plain">REF</arg>s must be in the same installation (user, system, or other).
|
|
Otherwise it's ambiguous which repository metadata refs to put on the USB drive.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
By default <command>flatpak create-usb</command> uses <filename>.ostree/repo</filename>
|
|
as the destination directory under <arg choice="plain">MOUNT-PATH</arg> but if you
|
|
specify another location using <option>--destination-repo</option>
|
|
a symbolic link will be created for you in <filename>.ostree/repos.d</filename>.
|
|
This ensures that either way the repository will be found by flatpak (and other
|
|
consumers of libostree) for install/update operations.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Unless overridden with the <option>--system</option>, <option>--user</option>, or <option>--installation</option>
|
|
options, this command searches both the system-wide installation
|
|
and the per-user one for <arg choice="plain">REF</arg> and errors
|
|
out if it exists in more than one.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
|
|
|
<refsect1>
|
|
<title>Options</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>The following options are understood:</para>
|
|
|
|
<variablelist>
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>-h</option></term>
|
|
<term><option>--help</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Show help options and exit.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--user</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Copy refs from the per-user installation.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--system</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Copy refs from the default system-wide installation.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--installation=NAME</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Copy refs from a system-wide installation specified by
|
|
<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg> among those defined in
|
|
<filename>/etc/flatpak/installations.d/</filename>. Using
|
|
<option>--installation=default</option> is
|
|
equivalent to using <option>--system</option>.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--app</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Assume that all <arg choice="plain">REF</arg>s are apps if not explicitly specified.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--runtime</option></term>
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Assume that all <arg choice="plain">REF</arg>s are runtimes if not explicitly specified.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--destination-repo</option>=DEST</term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Create the repository in <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg> under <arg choice="plain">MOUNT-PATH</arg>, rather than
|
|
the default location.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--allow-partial</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Don't print a warning when exporting partially installed commits, for example locale extensions without all
|
|
languages. These can cause problems when installing them, for example if the language config is different
|
|
on the installing side.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>-v</option></term>
|
|
<term><option>--verbose</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Print debug information during command processing.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
<varlistentry>
|
|
<term><option>--ostree-verbose</option></term>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para>
|
|
Print OSTree debug information during command processing.
|
|
</para></listitem>
|
|
</varlistentry>
|
|
|
|
</variablelist>
|
|
</refsect1>
|
|
|
|
<refsect1>
|
|
<title>Examples</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
<command>$ flatpak create-usb /run/media/mwleeds/1a9b4cb2-a7ef-4d9b-91a5-6eaf8fdd2bf6/ com.endlessm.wiki_art.en</command>
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
|
|
|
<refsect1>
|
|
<title>See also</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
|
|
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak remote-modify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
|
|
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-install</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
|
|
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-list</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
|
|
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree-create-usb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</refsect1>
|
|
|
|
</refentry>
|