I have a Python-package that calls Inkscape as part of a conversion process. I have it installed, but through Flatpak. This means that calling inkscape does not work in the terminal, but rather flatpak run org.inkscape.Inkscape. I need the package to be able to call it as inkscape.

What is the best way to go about this?

  • @ForynGilnithEnglish
    39•11 months ago

    If that’s the case, it’s a bit of an ugly hack but you could make a wrapper script placed in /usr/local/bin/inkscape like this:

    #!/bin/bash

flatpack run org.inkscape.Inkscape ${*}

    (the ${*} will pass along all the arguments that the wrapper script was called with)

    • @[email protected]OP
      13•11 months ago

      Thanks! I was trying to implement this, and was trying to figure out how to pass all the arguments! This worked for me! I got some other errors, but they don’t seem related to this, so now to find out what they are all about 😅

    • Josh
      1•11 months ago

      Saving this for later, that’s genius.