[SOLVED] Flatpak install problems

I want to study Japanese. There is a flatpak program I would like to use.
I followed instructions on the flathub site.
I installed flatpak using
sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S flatpak
then added the repo with
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
and restarted my machine.
However, when I clicked on
org.kde.kiten.flatpakref
a text file opened showing the contents of the flatpak file I had just clicked on.

[[Flatpak Ref]
Name=org.kde.kiten
Branch=stable
Title=org.kde.kiten from flathub
IsRuntime=false
Url=https://dl.flathub.org/repo/
SuggestRemoteName=flathub
GPGKey=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
RuntimeRepo=https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
]

Here’s the info about repos and such:
System:
Kernel: 6.12.16-1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.1 Distro: EndeavourOS
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: B450 GAMING PLUS MAX (MS-7B86) v: 3.0
serial: UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: H.K0
date: 10/20/2023
CPU:
Info: 6-core model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics bits: 64
type: MT MCP cache: L2: 3 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2365 min/max: 400/4464 cores: 1: 2365 2: 2365 3: 2365
4: 2365 5: 2365 6: 2365 7: 2365 8: 2365 9: 2365 10: 2365 11: 2365 12: 2365
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series /
Radeon Mobile Series] driver: amdgpu v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.5 driver: X:
loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms_swrast,radeonsi,swrast
platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.3.4-arch1.1
renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi renoir LLVM 19.1.7 DRM 3.60
6.12.16-1-lts)
API: Vulkan Message: No Vulkan data available.
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition
Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel
API: ALSA v: k6.12.16-1-lts status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
driver: r8169
IF: enp34s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.33 TiB used: 30.55 GiB (1.3%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Seagate model: XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro
size: 476.94 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB size: 931.51 GiB
type: USB
ID-3: /dev/sdb vendor: TeamGroup model: T2531TB size: 953.87 GiB type: USB
ID-4: /dev/sdc vendor: SanDisk model: Cruzer Glide 3.0 size: 28.65 GiB
type: USB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 458.73 GiB used: 30.39 GiB (6.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 28.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 24.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/endeavouros-mirrorlist
1: https://mirrors.gigenet.com/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
2: https://mirror.rznet.fr/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
3: https://mirror.moson.org/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
4: https://mirrors.c0urier.net/linux/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
5: https://ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
6: https://mirror.archlinux.tw/EndeavourOS/repo/$repo/$arch
7: https://fastmirror.pp.ua/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
8: https://mirror.leitecastro.com/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
9: https://mirror.accum.se/mirror/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
10: https://www.miraa.jp/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
11: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
12: https://mirror.alpix.eu/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
13: https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
14: https://md.mirrors.hacktegic.com/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
15: https://mirrors.jlu.edu.cn/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
16: https://mirror.funami.tech/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
17: https://mirror.jingk.ai/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
18: https://mirror.nag.albony.in/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
19: https://mirrors.nxtgen.com/endeavouros-mirror/repo/$repo/$arch
20: https://repo.c48.uk/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
21: https://mirror.sjtu.edu.cn/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
22: https://fosszone.csd.auth.gr/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1: https://america.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
2: https://us.arch.niranjan.co/$repo/os/$arch
3: https://arch.mirror.constant.com/$repo/os/$arch
4: https://plug-mirror.rcac.purdue.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
5: https://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
6: https://mirrors.vectair.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
7: https://m.lqy.me/arch/$repo/os/$arch
8: https://mirrors.bjg.at/arch/$repo/os/$arch
9: https://iad.mirrors.misaka.one/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
10: https://mirror.theash.xyz/arch/$repo/os/$arch
11: https://us-mnz.soulharsh007.dev/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
12: https://us.mirrors.cicku.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
13: https://arch-mirror.marcusspencer.xyz:4443/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
14: https://archlinux.doridian.net/$repo/os/$arch
15: https://arch.mirror.k0.ae/$repo/os/$arch
16: https://archmirror1.octyl.net/$repo/os/$arch
17: https://repo.ialab.dsu.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
18: https://mirror.arizona.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
19: https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
20: https://zxcvfdsa.com/arch/$repo/os/$arch
Info:
Memory: total: 28 GiB available: 27.3 GiB used: 1.55 GiB (5.7%)
Processes: 319 Uptime: 2m Shell: Zsh inxi: 3.3.37

Regardless of the errors you are seeing, I have flatpaks enabled too, and for that I only installed flatpak. I think flathub is already enabled as a remote repository by default, and I can find the software you are looking for:

[dromundkaas@pure2 ~]$ flatpak search kiten
Name Beschreibung Anwendungskennung Version Zweig Gegenstellen
Kiten Referenz- und Studienprogramm für Japanisch org.kde.kiten 24.12.2 stable flathub

So you might not need to add an additional repo, just install kiten.

Just copy/paste or type this in the console…

flatpak install flathub org.kde.kiten

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The top line should be how you installed the kiten flatpak
The bottom line is how you launch kiten

Did you try using ?

flatpak run org.kde.kiten

But the flatpak install should have put an entry in the App Launcher that you can use to start kiten.

Pudge

^^ that’s the one (to op)

Why don’t you use the kiten from the extra repo? It does have the same version as the flatpak.

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That would be the way to go.

Pudge

I did the simple thing sudo pacman -S kiten now have kiten. Thanks to all!
-allewyn

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Installing a flatpak app by clicking on a .flatpakref file would work if you have a graphic software manager like gnome software or kde discover.

But I read on this forum that using these software managers is not recommended for installing or updating other packages from the repositories. For flatpak they are ok.

Great you got it installed. Please click the solution button for the most appropriate post to mark it as solution.

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