Linux Flatpak package of vimix
Prerequirement: install flatpak
Instructions are at https://flatpak.org/setup/
e.g. for Ubuntu:
sudo apt install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
Install vimix releases from Flathub
If you followed all instructions of the flatpak setup, vimix should be in the list of packages.
flatpak install vimix
Get info on the Flathub release here.
Build local beta flatpack package of vimix
If you want to have the latest developper version of vimix (before releases), you can build a vimix flatpak yourself. This way, the application vimix is still sandboxed (i.e. not installing libs in your system), removable (entirely free space after remove) and updatable (just re-compile to update).
1. Install flatpak build environments
If not already installed, install the builder and the flathub repository:
sudo apt install flatpak-builder
Install the runtime environments:
flatpak install org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/25.08
flatpak install org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/25.08
These settings of git are needed to enable clone of local repos during build (done only once):
git config --global --add protocol.file.allow always
2. Build vimix flatpak
Launch the build of the flatpak:
flatpak-builder --user --install --from-git=https://github.com/brunoherbelin/vimix.git --from-git-branch=beta --delete-build-dirs --force-clean build flatpak/io.github.brunoherbelin.Vimix.json
The build will be quite long as some dependencies are also re-build from source. However, the build of dependencies is kept in cache; rebuilding vimix will subsequently be much faster.
If all goes well, the build should end with
...
Installing app/io.github.brunoherbelin.Vimix/x86_64/master
Pruning cache
Troubleshooting build
For a clean rebuild, remove the .flatpak-builder folder from where you run the flatpak-builder command;
rm -fr .flatpak-builder/
Make sure your version of flatpak-builder is >= 1.4.4. If not, you might upgrade it with;
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:flatpak/stable -y
sudo apt install flatpak-builder
Run vimix flatpak
If all goes well, the package will have been installed and be able to run. The vimix app icon should be available.
To run from command line:
flatpak run io.github.brunoherbelin.Vimix
Uninstall vimix flatpak
flatpak uninstall vimix
Troubleshooting
Outdated flatpack drivers can cause vimix to fail. Keep your flatpak up to date;
flatpak update