Flatpak support

[DoctorG]

@allblackt said in Flatpak support:

Where would be the best place to complain that I cannot setup Vivaldi in a Flatpak as the default browser? In the Vivaldi settings it thinks that it is the default browser but the setting is not effective. In Gnome (45) in Settings>Default Apps (at the bottom)>Web I cannot see "Vivaldi" but I see the other browsers I have installed, native or Flatpaks.

Please report issue to Vivaldi bug tracker. Once that is done, share the bug number (beginning with VB-) you got by bug report mail. Thanks for helping us making Vivaldi better.

[allblackt]

Hi @DoctorG - VB-103427 is the issue number.

Edit:
I was able to set Vivaldi as default with the following command in a terminal:

xdg-settings set default-web-browser com.vivaldi.Vivaldi.desktop

[DoctorG]

@allblackt said in Flatpak support:

VB-103427 is the issue number.

Î confirmed it.

I was able to set Vivaldi as default with the following command in a terminal:

Yes, such works, but Flatpak installer should do this.
Fiddling with xdg-settings is not for everyone, i think that flatpak packages should create less work for users.

[Nlope]

Did vivaldi adhere to the flatpak packaging form? I've been so long without coming here that I'm lost

[XLN]

@Nlope https://flathub.org/apps/com.vivaldi.Vivaldi

It's technically unverified but it's made by Vivaldi employees and it works great!

[Nlope]

@XLN Thanks for clarifying, the last time I read about it was just a possibility and today it is already maintained. Very good to be back (but I'm lost with so much new functionality haha).

[iamstonecutter]

Why exactly isn't the Flatpak verified?

For the longest time, I avoided installing it because it wasn't verified. However, today I noticed at the bottom of the Flatpak listing that it’s actually by Vivaldi. So now I'm wondering—why isn't it verified?

[DoctorG]

@iamstonecutter Flatpak is created by a Vivaldi Team member, but is still unofficial.

[iamstonecutter]

@DoctorG said in Flatpak support:

@iamstonecutter Flatpak is created by a Vivaldi Team member, but is still unofficial.

I get that now, but my question is: why isn't it official if it's made by Vivaldi? Whether it's done by one Vivaldi team member or an entire group, it's still technically from Vivaldi. So why not certify it and give users the confidence that it's safe to install?

[luetage]

@iamstonecutter Because there still seem to be issues and it’s not the recommended way to install Vivaldi right now.

[iamstonecutter]

@luetage said in Flatpak support:

@iamstonecutter Because there still seem to be issues and it’s not the recommended way to install Vivaldi right now.

Fair enough. Thanks for the response.

[Ruarí]

I wrote a more complete answer here

https://social.vivaldi.net/@ruario/113164179328218870