#Cannot Pin Applications Downloaded from Websites to Taskbar.

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ionic reef
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I am on Nobara KDE right, and I can just do this. But because I am nice, I will switch to my Mint machine and check there, too.

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Alright, Cinnamon is being a bit weird with it. It works if you do this:

  • right-click on desktop, Create a new launcher here
  • enter a name, browse for the file, select
  • click on the symbol and choose a picture you want it to show
  • when it prompts if you want to create a launcher in menu as well, say yes
  • in menu, right click that launcher, Add to panel
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For some reason, you cannot just drag and drop the launcher from the desktop.

spare frigate
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isn't godot avaliable on mint repos/software manager/flatpak?

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because mint isn't windowz and getting stuff off the web is a bad habit

ionic reef
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It probably is, but with these things, you are getting old versions.

spare frigate
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spare frigate
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that's why package managers exist

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just did a flatpak search and these are the avaliable versions

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ionic reef
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You do not need to be sorry. It is just that you can leave the drudgery to the OS. On Mint, we are on an old package base, so you mostly likely will not get that current version there. Flatpak is a package alternative that usually comes with newer versions, and participates in updates.

spare frigate
spare frigate
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also get used to package managers

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is the godot you want on my shot?

ionic reef
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It is Linux, you are free to do what you want with it. If you prefer the download version, go ahead. Just keep in mind that this one will not update unless you manually download the new version.

spare frigate
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flatpak may download some shared libraries then godot itself, that's why

spare frigate
spare frigate
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no need to go to a website over and over, just let your system update

spare frigate
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package managers exist for a reason

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same with software stores

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so, if I download something from the web, I cannot pin it to the taskbar or dock

ionic reef
spare frigate
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oh! Got it

spare frigate
ionic reef
spare frigate
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so, which one should I use? apt or flatpak

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I want the latest version

ionic reef
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The APT system still has Godot 3 on the repository right now, so you either use Flatpak or the direct download as you did.

spare frigate
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I want Godot 4.2.2. The latest version, as available of their website

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ionic reef
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It is recommended to go through the repositories. If you go to a website, it is your burden to verify that you are on the correct one and get a clean package.

spare frigate
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okay

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Thanks for the help guys

spare frigate
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it could be potentially malware

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okay

spare frigate
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okay. But why? Why not apt?

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then because it will install it as a user app, you should be able to pin it

spare frigate
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did you even saw my flatpak search shot?

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Thanks 🙂

spare frigate
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yep

spare frigate
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which is the same version from the website

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Okay then. Flatpack then

spare frigate
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it will install it from flatpak

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then you just run it and pin it

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I'll go and install it

spare frigate
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then let us know if it works

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using mint software manager is ez

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no need for terminal unless you really need it

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I just use terminal because convenient and used to it

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okay then

ionic reef
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Using terminal to install something is an easy way to make people think you are a hacker.

spare frigate
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Why is the download size so much bigger than the download size on website?

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ionic reef
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Flatpak does not just install the application, but its entire dependency set and some additional required libraries. This makes sure it will always have all the resources it needs, in the versions it needs.

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It is basically a very small virtual machine.

spare frigate
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oh! So, it will update it automatically?

ionic reef
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Yes. Mint Update Manager will update them along with all the other packages.

spare frigate
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Which command will I have to run?

ionic reef
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There should be a shield symbol on your system tray. When that changes, it means to tell you there are updates available. You can also just start Update Manager from the start menu.

spare frigate
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oh got it? Currently that shield icon has a tick mark on it? I just updated it this morning? BTW It asks me if I want to switch to local mirrors cuz they are faster. I have no idea what mirrors are. Can you tell me what they are and should I switch to local mirrors or not?

spare frigate
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oh!

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mint will show a window asking for updates then click update

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it will ask for your admin password then

ionic reef
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You should switch to a local mirror. The repository system that holds the updates is organised as a fleet of servers across the world that mirror the exact same software selection. The default is in the US, but there are probably mirrors closer to you.

spare frigate
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terminal is required for more advanced tasks, or when you like it like me

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oh

spare frigate
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yeah, I am installing it

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should work as I have some flatpak apps and I have those pinned but to my dock

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#1233597030828347402 shows my desktop for reference

ionic reef
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With flatpaks, you may also want to install flatseal to decide how the flatpak application can interact with the rest of the system.

spare frigate
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@ionic reef you may like to check warehouse

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what's that?

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warehouse helps to add/remove flatpak apps

ionic reef
spare frigate
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tho gearlevel is meant for appimages

ionic reef
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I am actually not using many flatpaks. Now that I think of it, probably only two or three that I could not even name right now.

spare frigate
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but good to know about it

spare frigate
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okay. But I have the software manager. It is easy too

spare frigate
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flatpak apps are sandboxed/isolated from your system

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@ionic reef may explain about flatpaks

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yeah. But I have all the apps I need. Gimp latest version pinned to the dock. Blender latest version pinned to the dock. Godot is installing. Now only I need to learn Godot, 2D and 3D art. I have plenty of time cuz I'm 16 years old

spare frigate
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yeah

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flatpak will make your life ez on mint

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tip: if you need more repositories outside mint and flatpak, you can use distrobox to get arch repos

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that's more advanced, but good to share in case you need something not avaliable on mint or flatpak

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but arch is not for me. It's too hardcore

spare frigate
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oh

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arch literally running inside mint

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But mint is fine for now. I just started using Linux like a week ago. Went with Ubuntu, but it was bloat. And had snaps. So, Mint is perfect for me:

             ...-:::::-...                 hannan@abdul-hannan 
          .-MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-.              ------------------- 
      .-MMMM`..-:::::::-..`MMMM-.          OS: Linux Mint 21.3 x86_64 
    .:MMMM.:MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM:.MMMM:.        Host: 80SL Lenovo ideapad 310-14ISK 
   -MMM-M---MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.MMM-       Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic 
 `:MMM:MM`  :MMMM:....::-...-MMMM:MMM:`    Uptime: 3 hours, 39 mins 
 :MMM:MMM`  :MM:`  ``    ``  `:MMM:MMM:    Packages: 2238 (dpkg), 14 (flatpak) 
.MMM.MMMM`  :MM.  -MM.  .MM-  `MMMM.MMM.   Shell: bash 5.1.16 
:MMM:MMMM`  :MM.  -MM-  .MM:  `MMMM-MMM:   Resolution: 1366x768 
:MMM:MMMM`  :MM.  -MM-  .MM:  `MMMM:MMM:   DE: Xfce 4.18 
:MMM:MMMM`  :MM.  -MM-  .MM:  `MMMM-MMM:   WM: Xfwm4 
.MMM.MMMM`  :MM:--:MM:--:MM:  `MMMM.MMM.   WM Theme: Nordic-darker-v40 
 :MMM:MMM-  `-MMMMMMMMMMMM-`  -MMM-MMM:    Theme: Nordic-darker-v40 [GTK2/3] 
  :MMM:MMM:`                `:MMM:MMM:     Icons: Nordzy-turquoise-dark [GTK2/3 
   .MMM.MMMM:--------------:MMMM.MMM.      Terminal: xfce4-terminal 
     '-MMMM.-MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-.MMMM-'       Terminal Font: JetBrains Mono Semi-B 
       '.-MMMM``--:::::--``MMMM-.'         CPU: Intel i7-6500U (4) @ 3.100GHz 
            '-MMMMMMMMMMMMM-'              GPU: Intel Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics  
               ``-:::::-``                 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 920MX 
                                           Memory: 3024MiB / 7843MiB

My system is low end, so I'll go with XFCE

ionic reef
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That system is not low-end. It is a perfectly fine quadcore with a decent iGPU and superfluous small dGPU.

spare frigate
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but for now flatpak will do

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you may ask us how to distrobox when needed

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🙂

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I even ran opensuse inside my arch laptop once

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You know after Ubuntu, I went with Fedora 40 KDE (released just a couple days ago). But installing NVIDIA was so hard, I quit. Once I had installed NVIDIA on it, it wouldn't even boot. Installing NVIDIA on Ubuntu and Linux Mint was a breeze

spare frigate
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Internet is trash right now. It is installing still

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I'll let you know

spare frigate
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not yet

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you have to

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or your download will be slow