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If you're on a system where flatpak is installed, you can easily and quickly create installable flatpaks yourself (complete with their dependencies) in case Nintendo decides to abuse law to intimidate and extort flatpak itself.

1. Add a collection Id for the remote you will be using to get the app if you haven't already. To check, run `flatpak remotes -d`. To add, run `flatpak remote-modify --collection-id=org.flathub.Stable flathub`.

2. Download the app and dependencies and collect them into a single copyable directory:

    flatpak create-usb PATH_TO_USB_OR_DIR org.ryujinx.Ryujinx
And presto! you have a 570MB offline installable flatpak that you can distribute among your family and friends. They can enjoy Ryujinx by running:

    flatpak install --sideload-repo=PATH_TO_USB_OR_DIR/.ostree/repo flathub org.ryujinx.Ryujinx
Nintendo, may you become irrelevant as quickly as the 3 e-waste switches we have laying around collecting dust in our house. Fuck you and the slimy minions that abuse the law and infringe on the rights of millions to carry out your delusional take on reality. May the courts fine you dearly and give you the thorough beating you deserve.

Edit: Documentation for ryujinx seems to have also been harmed by Nintendo's reckless actions. Luckily, archive.org seems to have a recent cached copy of the most important pages: e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20240924023518/https://github.co...


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mikae110/02/2024

Thanks!

But, I already have the last Yuzu Flathub flatpak installed on one computer and the last Ryujinx Flathub flatpak installed on another. "flatpak upgrade" does not remove them even if they were removed from Flathub. I just get:

  Info: app org.yuzu_emu.yuzu branch stable is end-of-life, with reason:
  This application is no longer maintained. See https://yuzu-emu.org/ for details.
But, I want to archive these two apps to make sure I can migrate them around computers for all eternity. :D

What does the steps look like then?

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