Flatpak Support

[sebasmagri]

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Anbox release (anbox version) and system info (anbox system-info):

Description of the problem:
I would like to have anbox available on FlatPak format. It has not been possible for me to use snap on ArchLinux.

Expected:
Be able to install Anbox with FlatPak

Additional info:

[jdsmit60]

If you really want to run anbox on Arch (like me) despite Arch not being supported, there's an AUR package: anbox-git. You'll have to install boost and doxygen before installing anbox-git, since those two packages are missing dependencies for a package that anbox-git pulls in.

[jdsmit60]

If you really want to run anbox on Arch (like me) despite Arch not being supported, there's an AUR package: anbox-git. You'll have to install boost and doxygen before installing anbox-git, since those two packages are missing dependencies for a package that anbox-git pulls in.

[morphis]

Personally I don't have interest in create a flatpak for Anbox as I have enough work with the snap one already. But I am happy if somebody wants to work on this and will accept contributions adding flatpak support.

[morphis]

Personally I don't have interest in create a flatpak for Anbox as I have enough work with the snap one already. But I am happy if somebody wants to work on this and will accept contributions adding flatpak support.

[TingPing]

Based on the readme you can't Flatpak this in the current state:

• Out-of-tree kernel modules for binder and ashmem as no distribution kernel ships both enabled.
• A udev rule to set correct permissions for /dev/binder and /dev/ashmem
• A upstart job which starts the Anbox session manager as part of a user session.

Flatpak's can't get root access and can't install things onto the host, they can't add udev rules (they aren't guaranteed to be portable between udev versions), and well upstart is ofc not remotely portable.

[TingPing]

Based on the readme you can't Flatpak this in the current state:

• Out-of-tree kernel modules for binder and ashmem as no distribution kernel ships both enabled.
• A udev rule to set correct permissions for /dev/binder and /dev/ashmem
• A upstart job which starts the Anbox session manager as part of a user session.

Flatpak's can't get root access and can't install things onto the host, they can't add udev rules (they aren't guaranteed to be portable between udev versions), and well upstart is ofc not remotely portable.