https://github.com/elementary/appcenter

Pay-what-you-can app store for elementary OS
https://github.com/elementary/appcenter

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Pay-what-you-can app store for elementary OS

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/elementary/appcenter
• Owner: elementary
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-03-16T16:24:49.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-28T06:16:13.000Z (14 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-29T03:05:37.095Z (13 days ago)
• Topics: appstream, flatpak, gtk, gtk3, hacktoberfest, meson, packagekit, stripe, vala
• Language: Vala
• Homepage: https://elementary.io
• Size: 50.3 MB
• Stars: 542
• Watchers: 45
• Forks: 103
• Open Issues: 188
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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README

        
# AppCenter

[![Translation status](https://l10n.elementary.io/widgets/appcenter/-/svg-badge.svg)](https://l10n.elementary.io/projects/appcenter/?utm_source=widget)

An open, pay-what-you-want app store for indie developers.

![AppCenter Screenshot](data/screenshot.png?raw=true)

## Building, Testing, and Installation

You'll need the following dependencies:

* gettext

* libadwaita-1-dev (>= 1.4)

* libappstream-dev (>= 1.0.0)

* libflatpak-dev (>= 1.0.7)

* libgee-0.8-dev

* libgranite-7-dev (>=7.1.0)

* libgtk-4-dev (>=4.10)

* libjson-glib-dev

* libpolkit-gobject-1-dev

* libportal-dev

* libportal-gtk4-dev

* libsoup-3.0-dev

* libxml2-dev

* libxml2-utils

* meson

* sassc

* valac (>= 0.26)

Run `meson build` to configure the build environment. Change to the build directory and run `ninja` to build

    meson build --prefix=/usr

    cd build

    ninja

To install, use `ninja install`, then execute with `io.elementary.appcenter`

    ninja install

    io.elementary.appcenter --gapplication-replace

## Debugging

See debug messages:

As specified in the [GLib documentation](https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/glib-running.html)

    G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all io.elementary.appcenter

Show restart required messaging:

    sudo touch /var/run/reboot-required

Hide restart required messaging:

    sudo rm /var/run/reboot-required

Load and preview a local AppStream XML metadata file, your local metadata will show up in the featured banner and will also be searchable. Metadata loaded this way will have a `(local)` suffix in it's name.

    io.elementary.appcenter --load-local /path/to/file.appdata.xml