gnome-software-plugin-apk2

Caution

This plugin is incomplete, experimental and unstable. Use at own your risk.

This is a plugin that allows users to update their systems using GNOME Software.

It's a rewrite of the unmantained gnome-software-plugin-apk in Vala.

Hacking

Building the app is currently fairly complex, partly due to some Meson issues, and partly due to my skill issues.

1. Install Dependencies

Using my APKBUILDs for GNOME Software v48 and the latest apk-polkit-rs is probably the easiest way.

Then do:

apk install -t .gs-plugin-apk2 gnome-software-dev gnome-software-dbg apk-polkit-rs-dev apk-polkit-rs-dbg meson ninja

Then make sure the apk-polkit-server is running

service apk-polkit-server start

2. Build the library

meson setup build

cd build
# please input these line by line (you only need to do this once)
ninja src/vapi/Gs-48.gir
ninja src/vapi/ApkPolkit2-0.gir
ninja src/vapi/gnome-software.vapi
ninja src/vapi/apk-polkit-client-2.vapi
ninja

3. Install the library

ninja install

PS: you can later uninstall by doing ninja uninstall

4. Run GNOME Software with the plugin loaded

gnome-software --quit && gnome-software

Resources

• gnome-software : https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software
• apk-polkit-rs : https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/Cogitri/apk-polkit-rs