Q: How do I make a Flatpak app I installed become visible or available to Gnome Shell desktop?
A: After installing a Flatpak app, follow these steps to get it visible under 'Show Applications' search and the 'Activities' sidebar
(n.b. I encountered this problem after installing my first Flatpak app, Gittyup. Gittyup was installed, and I could execute it via flatpak run Gittyup
, but Gnome Shell would not recognize it.)
- First, locate the app's
.desktop
file, underneath/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications
--% ls -l /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications | grep -i <your app name here>