Flatpak for Linux

[suntorytimed]

Problem you would like to solve

I would like to have Camunda Modeler available as a flatpak on Linux. Preferably via Flathub. This would make it easy to install Camunda Modeler on Linux distributions and keep it updated.

Proposed solution

I have already created a flatpak here and submitted it to Flathub in this PR. As I am not a maintainer of Camunda Modeler and not affiliated to Camunda I require your confirmation, that it is okay that I provide this flatpak on Flathub.

Alternatives considered

You provide a flatpak of Camunda Modeler and submit it to Flathub as the official maintainers of Camunda Modeler.

Additional context

Flatpak is an easy way to distribute applications across many different Linux distributions and makes it easy to redistribute Camunda Modeler in an updated version without having to package it for multiple different package formats and repository requirements.

I have also created a forum post requesting approval: https://forum.camunda.io/t/flatpak-for-camunda-modeler-on-linux/59681

[nikku]

For reference, some discussions happened on the downstream flathub PR - flathub/flathub#6162.

[nikku]

@suntorytimed would be interesting to get an update where your community flatpak contribution stands, and if you need anything from the team. Moving this to backlog from our end, waiting for your input.

[suntorytimed]

@nikku one thing Flathub demands for the submission is that the app ID should be io.github.camunda.camunda-modeler as a minimum requirement. The app would be marked as unofficial in Flathub though. The other thing would be the .desktop file which they require to be present in the tarball of the release or in the repo itself, as I should take it from the community repository instead of creating my own.

For now I have created my own flatpak repository and released the current version based on the pre-built binary from your release tarball on flatpak.hibiki.eu with the app ID io.github.suntorytimed.camunda-modeler. It can be installed via:

flatpak install https://flatpak.hibiki.eu/repo/appstream/io.github.suntorytimed.camunda-modeler.flatpakref

and I have an automated release pipeline as a Github action configured on https://github.com/suntorytimed/camunda-modeler . I will keep this version up to date by myself for now, as it already simplifies the update of Camunda Modeler on my work machine.

Screenshots from GNOME Software after my Flatpak repository is added: