question: Uninstall unlisted flatpaks & remove user data

[boustanihani]

question: Does SaveDesktop uninstall unlisted flatpaks?

Would be a nice feature to have, plus an option to also remove user data for removed flatpaks..

[vikdevelop]

Currently, Save Desktop only adds missing Flatpak apps, it never removes anything.

The app compares the list of Flatpaks stored in the configuration archive with the list of Flatpaks installed on the system. If an app is defined in the archive but missing on the system, Save Desktop installs it. Apps that are installed locally but not listed in the archive are left untouched.

Removing unused Flatpak apps from the system is not a problem to implement, and I plan to add support for that.

However, removing their user data is significantly more complex. It would require unpacking the archived Flatpak data into a temporary location, identifying which apps are no longer needed, filtering them out, and then selectively copying the remaining data back into ~/.var/app.

Because of this, I plan to implement removal of unused Flatpak apps only. Their user data will remain unchanged.

[boustanihani]

Isn't removing user data as simple as removing the app folder under ~/.var/app ?

The folders are named axactly as the flatpaks, and the user could then decide if he only wants the unlisted flatpaks to get uninstalled or also the related user data deleted..

[vikdevelop]

I'll take a look at it.