[pitivi] docs: Update installation instructions
- From: Alexandru Băluț <alexbalut src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [pitivi] docs: Update installation instructions
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:48:17 +0000 (UTC)
commit 1941dd892f4bb100a912d25dac34308d6546770a
Author: Alexandru Băluț <alexandru balut gmail com>
Date: Thu Sep 13 00:14:43 2018 +0200
docs: Update installation instructions
Fixes #2204
docs/Install_with_flatpak.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/docs/Install_with_flatpak.md b/docs/Install_with_flatpak.md
index b852d547..ad239868 100644
--- a/docs/Install_with_flatpak.md
+++ b/docs/Install_with_flatpak.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bug](Bug_reporting.md).
## Getting Flatpak
-See the flatpak website for [how to install flatpak](http://flatpak.org/getting.html)
+See the flatpak website for [how to install flatpak](https://flatpak.org/setup/)
for your distribution.
You need to log out/in again after installing flatpak for apps to show
@@ -21,28 +21,33 @@ only one time.
## Installing Pitivi
-To install the latest stable Pitivi release, run as a normal user (no
-root nor sudo):
+Currently there are no less than three options for installing Pitivi. Each
+can be installed by running the commands below as normal user, no root/sudo
+needed.
+
+- **latest release**, for production work:
```
-$ flatpak install --user https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.pitivi.Pitivi.flatpakref
+$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+$ flatpak install flathub org.pitivi.Pitivi
```
-To install the latest Pitivi 1.0 development snapshot, run:
+- **1.0 development snapshot**, for testing the next release:
```
-$ flatpak install --user http://flatpak.pitivi.org/pitivi.flatpakref
+$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+$ flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Platform//3.28
+$ flatpak install http://flatpak.pitivi.org/pitivi.flatpakref
```
-To install the development version including the latest features, run:
+- **master development snapshot**, which includes the latest features:
```
-$ flatpak install --user http://flatpak.pitivi.org/pitivi-master.flatpakref
+$ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+$ flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Platform//3.28
+$ flatpak install http://flatpak.pitivi.org/pitivi-master.flatpakref
```
-You might want to use Pitivi master to contribute and help us test
-Pitivi, or if a specific bug which annoys you is fixed in master, etc.
-
## Running Pitivi
You can now launch Pitivi from your applications menu as any other
@@ -60,18 +65,16 @@ $ flatpak run org.pitivi.Pitivi//stable
If for some reason you need to use an older Pitivi version, run:
```
+$ flatpak install org.pitivi.Pitivi//0.96
$ flatpak run org.pitivi.Pitivi//0.96
```
## Updating Pitivi
-To update Pitivi to the latest version you can just run again the
-installer the same way as before.
-
-Alternatively, update by using directly flatpak:
+If your software manager doesn't allow this yet, updating manually by running:
```
-$ flatpak --user update org.pitivi.Pitivi
+$ flatpak update org.pitivi.Pitivi
```
If a new version is fetched, it will be made current.
@@ -81,15 +84,15 @@ If a new version is fetched, it will be made current.
If your software manager doesn't allow this yet, run the command below:
```
-$ flatpak --user uninstall org.pitivi.Pitivi stable
+$ flatpak uninstall org.pitivi.Pitivi
```
## Install GStreamer vaapi support
In the sandbox gstreamer-vaapi is installed but it requires the
-org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel extension to be installed.
+`org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel` extension to be installed.
-As the support is experimental, you need to set PITIVI_UNSTABLE_FEATURES
+As the support is experimental, you need to set `PITIVI_UNSTABLE_FEATURES`
to enable them:
```
$ flatpak run --env=PITIVI_UNSTABLE_FEATURES=vaapi org.pitivi.Pitivi
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