Discord, the massively popular messaging platform for text, voice and video has now been fully Verified on Flathub and so it's now official from the developers. It's been available on Flathub for quite some time, although like many other packages, it was not being maintained by the actual developers.
This was announced on Mastodon by Cassidy James Blaede, who works for the Endless OS Foundation (and who co-founded elementary, Inc. and was a UX Architect at System76). Blaede recently mentioned they've been dipping their toes into "volunteering as a Flatpak/Flathub developer advocate—basically, providing a human contact at a real company that can help larger apps/companies get their apps in front of Linux (and thus Steam Deck!) users".
While you're here - come join the GamingOnLinux Discord!
Hopefully more developers will get their apps onto Flathub and be Verified in future.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: EschguyHave they upgraded the Electron version they're using?
yes, actually they are keeping up with electron since a 2/3 years ago
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Quoting: PinballWizardNow if only I could stream with audio on Linux.
Quoting: JordanPlayz158Quoting: PinballWizardNow if only I could stream with audio on Linux.
A man can dream.
This may actually be a linux issue, as in I have heard windows are not linked to their audio stream(s), at least maybe not through pipewire?
It's a Linux issue. The only solution I have found is using is using XWaylandBridge together with Discord-ScreenAudio (web app packaged). Not optimal as the official electron Dscord app, for all it's faults, is actually better.
https://invent.kde.org/davidedmundson/xwaylandvideobridge/-/jobs/853700/artifacts/browse
https://flathub.org/apps/de.shorsh.discord-screenaudio
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Quoting: kokoko3kSo, there is this trend of using web browser engines to wrap "apps".You've answered your own question: system integration. I like having Discord in a separate window I can identify by icon; I like having it live with my other programs rather than it being subservient to my web browser; I like being able to control its audio volume at the system level.
I can understand it to a certain extent when they offer functionalities a web browser alone can't achieve, like the integration with the underlying system (steam, heroic), but other use cases are obscure to my understanding (MS Teams).
Seriously, this is a real question, what is the problem that needs to be addressed by this approach?
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Quoting: JordanPlayz158Quoting: PinballWizardNow if only I could stream with audio on Linux.This may actually be a linux issue, as in I have heard windows are not linked to their audio stream(s), at least maybe not through pipewire?
IDK recording/streaming audio from the desktop works fine in OBS, also heard it had something to do with them not updating electron or something
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Does the push to talk work now with Wayland if window is not in focus? If not.. when???
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Does this mean I should use the Flatpak version rather than what's in my repositories?
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hardpenguin Oct 31, 2023
So many haters in the comment section 😂 I am just happy for an easier way to install and update Discord 💪
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Philadelphus Oct 31, 2023
Quoting: HelmetDoes this mean I should use the Flatpak version rather than what's in my repositories?"Should?" No. Or at least not necessarily. That's a choice you'll have to make for yourself. If you use Flatpak a lot you may like having Discord be part of it as well. If you don't use Flatpak on your machine and are happy with downloading the occasional update (or waiting for your repository to update), you may not want to introduce it. It's up to you and your particular system. The article is mainly saying that if you do want to use the Flatpak version, it's now being officially maintained by the developers.
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Quoting: PhiladelphusQuoting: HelmetDoes this mean I should use the Flatpak version rather than what's in my repositories?"Should?" No. Or at least not necessarily. That's a choice you'll have to make for yourself. If you use Flatpak a lot you may like having Discord be part of it as well. If you don't use Flatpak on your machine and are happy with downloading the occasional update (or waiting for your repository to update), you may not want to introduce it. It's up to you and your particular system. The article is mainly saying that if you do want to use the Flatpak version, it's now being officially maintained by the developers.
I typically use repositories, but I'm wondering if that would be more beneficial to since Discord is actually maintaining the Flatpak
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