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Backup of installed flatpaks? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have a couple of flatpaks installed that are no longer available on flathub, and i want to make sure to back them up so that i can run them later if i install a fresh distro for example.

Is it as simple as copying the application folder from ~/.local/share/flatpak and adding it there later? Does that include dependencies as well?

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[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yes, ~/.local/share/flatpak includes all user installed flatpaks, while /var/lib/flatpak includes all system wide installed flatpaks. Both include repository information and required runtimes (i.e. dependencies).

This does not include user data, which is stored in ~/.var/app.

Make sure to test your backup just in case on another system/VM.

[–] Railison@aussie.zone 2 points 3 days ago

Can someone explain why global flatpaks are installed in /var/lib and not /opt or /usr/local?

[–] lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Perfect, thank you!!!

[–] LifeLemons@lemmy.ml -2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What about app data? If I only want to backup my app data for all flatpak application but not the application itself, where can I find the directory?

[–] mearce@programming.dev 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Based on the above comment, I think you are looking for ~/.var/app.

[–] LifeLemons@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Bruh, I am pretty sure when I commented the question, this information wasn't there.

Is there a way to see previous edits of a comment in fediverse?

Edit: Nvm I didnt read properly

[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

there's an app called warehouse that makes this easy afaik

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is there a specific reason why these packages are no longer on Flathub?

[–] lunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.works 35 points 5 days ago

Yes, they are switch emulators and were taken down by the developers following legal troubles with nintendo

[–] that_leaflet@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

flatpak create-usb [OPTION…] MOUNT-PATH [REF…] - Copy apps or runtimes onto removable media

I don't think it has to be removable media despite the description. I'm also not exactly sure how to install the packages once they're copied over.

For more details, see flatpak create-usb --help and flatpak man pages.