Arachnotron on Flatpak

This project contains files to build Arachnotron as a Flatpak app.

The app include GZDoom engine to run WADs and files.

How to build the app

1 - Prepare the environment

Ensure you have the following commands installed on your system:

git
flatpak
flatpak-builder

Ensure you have the flathub repo enabled:

$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Clone this project on your computer:

$ git clone https://github.com/mbugni/ArachnotronFlatpak.git

2 - Build and install the app

From the project directory run the command:

$ sudo flatpak-builder --verbose --install --install-deps-from=flathub --force-clean build \
  io.gitlab.Lycanite.Arachnotron.yaml

See flatpak documentation for more info.

The first build can take a while (15 minutes or more), it depends on your machine performances. It compile and install the app, making it available for all users in your system.

3 - Run the app

You can run the Arachnotron launching it from your favorite desktop, or manually by using the flatpak command:

$ flatpak run io.gitlab.Lycanite.Arachnotron

Tips

Select the GZDoom engine from the /app/bin folder
Put data files in ~/var/app/io.gitlab.Lycanite.Arachnotron/data

GZDoom options

GZDoom engine defaults are in file ~/.var/app/io.gitlab.Lycanite.Arachnotron/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini