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Bug 778082 - Doesn't detect when installing a Flatpak that's already installed
Doesn't detect when installing a Flatpak that's already installed
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: gnome-software
Classification: Applications
Component: Flatpak
3.22.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Software maintainer(s)
GNOME Software maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-02-02 15:05 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2018-01-24 17:27 UTC
See Also:
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Description Allan Day 2017-02-02 15:05:58 UTC 
I have the Spotify flatpak installed. When I double click the Spotify flatpakref and open it with Software, it shows me the app as if it hasn't already been installed - I just get an "Install" button.

Installing the same flatpakref from the command line, flatpak correctly tells me that it is already installed.
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2017-07-07 21:14:45 UTC 
I just tried this again.

I had spotify installed system-wide. Clicking on the flatpakref did make gnome-software install it again, per-user. I am not sure if that is expected. I would prefer if we had more awareness of system-wide installs and told the user that the app is already available.

But clicking on the flatpakref file one more time did not install it again, and offered me to launch it right away.

Allan, was your situation also system-wide vs per-user ?
Comment 2 Allan Day 2017-10-23 14:24:54 UTC 
(In reply to Matthias Clasen from comment #1)
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> Allan, was your situation also system-wide vs per-user ?

Sorry, I only just saw this and no longer have the install where the issue was happening.

Opening a flatpakref for an app that is already installed works as expected now.
Comment 3 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-01-24 17:27:22 UTC 
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