Announce: Flatpak 0.6.13

[Alexander Larsson]

Available here:

https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/0.6.13

$ sha256sum flatpak-0.6.13.tar.xz 
3729102e979ed4ceded3d9fe5dd96ee77d83e1daf8d0dcda3bb61d64f94d0106  flatpak-0.6.13.tar.xz

Note: This release requires OSTree 2016.12

Major changes in 0.6.13
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 * The command line arguments for install/update/uninstall changed

   These used to take an application id and an optional branch name as
   two arguments. This meant you could not specify multiple apps
   to install in a single command. So, instead of having the branch
   as a separate argument we now support partial references.
   If you only specify an id we try to match the rest as best we
   can depending on what is installed/available, but if this
   matches multiple things you have to specify more details.

   For example you can use:
     * org.my.App//stable - Any compatible arch, stable branch
     * org.my.App/x86_64 - x86-64, look for available branch
     * org.my.App/x86_64/stable - exact reference

   This means install/update/uninstall can now install multiple apps
   in a single operation.

 * Application runtime depencenies are checked/downloaded

   Whenever you install or update an application we check that the
   required runtime is installed. If not, we check if it is available
   in any configured remote, and if found asks the user if/where to
   install it from. If it is not found, the install/update fails.

   You can mark remotes as --no-use-for-deps, which means flatpak will
   never search for runtime dependencies in such remotes. This makes
   the dependency search faster if you have app-only remotes.
   It is recommended that app-only .flatpakrepo file define this
   by specifying NoDeps=true.

 * remote-add and install --from now supports uris

   This means you can install flatpakrefs and flatpakrepos in a
   single command like so:

    * flatpak remote-add --from gnome https://sdk.gnome.org/gnome.flatpakrepo
    * flatpak install --from https://sdk.gnome.org/gedit.flatpakref

 * flatpak run can now launch a runtime directly

   For example, "flatpak run org.gnome.Platform//3.22" will launch a shell
   inside a sandboxy with the gnome 3.22 runtime and an empty /app.
   This is useful for development and testing.

 * included bubblewrap was bumped to 0.1.3 which has a security fix
 * Support for defining the default branch per remote
 * remote-add/modify: --update-metadata pulls current title and default branch
   from remote summary file
 * Applications can now list a set of URIs that will be downloaded with the
   application. The app can then extract these and use as a part of the
   application data. This is useful for applications using freely downloadable
   parts that can't be redistributed elsewhere.
 * flatpak-builder: Support --finish-only and --allow-missing-runtimes
 * flatpak-builder: Support app layering

   An app can define a "base" application which is used for the initial
   content before the application is built. This way applications can
   be built in a layered fashion.

 * dbus proxy: The filtering has been tightened up
 * build-finish: Now exports icons for themes other than hicolor too
 * There is support in the app metadata for generic policies.

   These are read and propagated and supports overriding, but are
   not otherwise interpreted by flatpak. They can be used by other
   host services as static permissions for the application.

 * Support for extensions directories

   In addition to using flatpak maintained runtime as an extensions
   flatpak can now use raw directories in ~/.local/share/flatpak/extension
   and /var/lib/flatpak/extension. For example, if you create a
   directory called org.freedesktop.Platform.GStreamer.MyPlugins/x86_64/1.4
   there it will be used as a source for gstreamer plugins for all
   runtimes based on the freedesktop 1.4 runtime.


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 Alexander Larsson                                            Red Hat, Inc 
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