Flatpak fails to install - missing runtime

[allanday]

When I try to install the Flatpak following the instructions in the readme, I get the following:

error: The Application org.perezdecastro.Revolt/x86_64/master requires the runtime org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/3.24 which is not installed

My understanding is that adding the RuntimeRepo to the .flatpakref would allow Flatpak to automatically install the missing runtime.

[aperezdc]

@allanday: There was already a RuntimeRepo line in the .flatpakref file. It looks like I never got to push a build to the repo after adding it. I have made locally a build against the GNOME 3.26 runtime (which I had not installed yet), and it picked the runtime automatically:

I have pushed this new build to the Flatpak repository. The runtime should now be picked at installation if not still installed.

[HoboPrimate]

Current .flatpakref still fails to install in Gnome Software 3.26.

First when opening error:

No such ref 'appstream/x86_64' in remote org.perezdecastro.Revolt-origin

Then when trying to install error:

Unable to install Revolt as runtime "org.gnome.Platform" not available

[aperezdc]

@HoboPrimate: I think that's due to the mising AppStream metadata in the repository (issue #42). I don't use GNOME Software so I never got round to try installing with it... at some point I'll have to bite the bullet and fix that 😇