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| author | Phaedrus Leeds <matthew.leeds@endlessm.com> | 2020-08-07 21:35:27 -0700 |
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| committer | Phaedrus Leeds <matthew.leeds@endlessm.com> | 2020-08-07 21:35:27 -0700 |
| commit | 642c6c0e8bfedfb616fafea36ab6e3bf53737cfa (patch) | |
| tree | afcccb2d2852210bee7c4ce28475a862c8e66162 | |
| parent | 7872935e129db8e2bab72dbadf24368d17ba1102 (diff) | |
| download | flatpak-create-usb-docs-update.tar.gz | |
doc: Update create-usb for sideloadingcreate-usb-docs-update
Update the create-usb man page to reflect the re-worked implementation
that landed in 1.7.1.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/flatpak-create-usb.xml | 22 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/flatpak-create-usb.xml b/doc/flatpak-create-usb.xml index 0d0b6217..0bd40d35 100644 --- a/doc/flatpak-create-usb.xml +++ b/doc/flatpak-create-usb.xml @@ -45,18 +45,20 @@ media mounted at <arg choice="plain">MOUNT-PATH</arg>, along with all the dependencies and metadata needed for installing them. This is one way of transferring flatpaks between computers that doesn't require an Internet connection. After using - this command, the USB drive can be connected to another computer and - <command>flatpak install</command> will prefer to install from it rather than - the Internet if (a) each ref comes from a configured remote whose GPG keyring will be - used for verification and (b) the refs on the drive are at least as new as what's - available elsewhere (e.g. the Internet if you're online). For this process to work a - collection ID must be configured on the relevant remotes on both the source and - destination computers, and on the remote server. + this command, the USB drive can be connected to another computer which already has the + relevant remote(s) configured, and Flatpak will install or update from the drive offline + (see below). If online, the drive will be used as a cache, meaning some objects will be + pulled from it and others from the Internet. For this process to work a collection ID + must be configured on the relevant remotes on both the source and destination computers, + and on the remote server. </para> <para> - On the destination computer one can install from the USB (or any mounted filesystem) the - same way you would install from the Internet, e.g. with - <command>flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Builder</command> or using a GUI. + On the destination computer one can install from the USB (or any mounted filesystem) + using the <option>--sideload-repo</option> option with <command>flatpak install</command>. + It's also possible to configure sideload paths using symlinks; see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + Flatpak also includes systemd units to automatically sideload from hot-plugged USB drives, + but these may or may not be enabled depending on your Linux distribution. </para> <para> Each <arg choice="plain">REF</arg> argument is a full or partial identifier in the |
