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Flap-App-Launcher\n\n[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher)\n[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher?branch=master)\n![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/flap-app-launcher.svg)\n[![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher.svg)](https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/blob/master/LICENSE)\n\nCompact applications launcher for Ubuntu.\n\n![Main view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/docs/images/flap-app-launcher-demo-v1.gif)\n\n## Features\n- minimalistic design\n- suggestions on TAB button\n- suggestions respect usage statistics\n- run printed command in the terminal if not found in the index\n- history of any run commnads.\n\nThe application list generates from:\n- main menu shortcuts\n- any commands what were run before.\n\n## Installation\n\nThere are 3 ways to install the application:\n\n#### Using NPM:\n```bash\nsudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm=true flap-app-launcher\n#Note: \"--unsafe-perm=true\" is needed because of this: https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/17268\n```\nRun anywhere with `flap-app-launcher`.\n\n#### Download *.deb package:\nDown load from [latest release page](https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/latest).\nOr execute in the bash:\n```bash\n# for x86_64\nwget https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/download/v1.1.2/flap-app-launcher_1.1.2_x64.deb\nsudo dpkg -i flap-app-launcher_1.1.2_x64.deb\nflap-app-launcher\n\n# for ia32\nwget https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/download/v1.1.2/flap-app-launcher_1.1.2_ai32.deb\nsudo dpkg -i flap-app-launcher_1.1.2_ia32.deb\nflap-app-launcher\n```\n\n#### From sources (for development):\n```bash\ngit clone git@github.com:antonfisher/flap-app-launcher.git\ncd flap-app-launcher\nnpm install\nnpm run lint\nnpm test\nnpm start   # production mode\nnpm run dev # development mode\n```\n\n## Configuration\n\nThe config file will be created after first application run.\n\nDefault hotkey: `Super+Space`.\nTo change default hotkey edit the config file:\n```\n# for npm or binaries installation:\nvim ~/.flap-app-launcher.config.json\n\n# for source code installation:\nvim %SOURCE_DIR%/.flap-app-launcher.config.json\n```\n__NOTE:__ single hotkeys (like just `Super`) are not supported now.\n\n## Add to the autorun on Ubuntu\n\nThe _Command_ must be:\n- for NPM installation: `flap-app-launcher`\n- for binaries installation: `%PATH_TO_BINARIES%/flap-app-launcher`.\n\n![Main view](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/docs/images/autorun-ubuntu-v2.png)\n\n## ToDo\n- [x] automate build binaries\n- [x] tests coverage\n- [x] configuration file\n- [x] configuration window\n- [x] 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