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Flatpak Version: Additional Permissions for some Features

Álvaro García edited this page Mar 10, 2026 · 9 revisions

By default, Flatpak runs apps in a sandbox, preventing ACBR from seeing the real system stats when it tries to show some information about the battery level, memory and cpu usage... I could add the necessary permissions by default, but I try to restrict them as much as I can and let the user decide which extra ones to grant for these type of features that are not a core part of the program.

Third-Party Executables

If you want ACBR to be able to find and use executables in your system's PATH (like rar or ffmpeg):

Using Flatseal (GUI)

  1. Open Flatseal and select Acbr.
  2. Scroll down to Session Bus and find the Talk section.
  3. Click the + button and add: org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  4. Restart ACBR.

Using the Terminal (CLI)

Run this command:

flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak com.binarynonsense.acbr

Note:

This works on ACBR v3.18.0 onwards.


System Monitor

If the system monitor shows inaccurate data or a warning icon:

Using Flatseal (GUI)

  1. Open Flatseal and select Acbr.
  2. Scroll down to Session Bus and find the Talk section.
  3. Click the + button and add: org.freedesktop.Flatpak
  4. Restart ACBR.

Using the Terminal (CLI)

Run this command:

flatpak override --user --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak com.binarynonsense.acbr


Battery Indicator

If the battery indicator always shows 100%, no matter what the real level is:

Using Flatseal (GUI)

  1. Open Flatseal and select Acbr.
  2. Scroll down to the Bus talks section.
  3. Under System Bus, add a new entry: org.freedesktop.UPower
  4. Restart ACBR.

Using the Terminal (CLI)

Run this command:

flatpak override --user --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.UPower com.binarynonsense.acbr


How to remove these permissions

If you want to go back to the default settings or undo these changes:

Using Flatseal (GUI)

  1. Open Flatseal and select ACBR.
  2. Click the Reset button at the top right corner of the window.

Using the Terminal (CLI)

Run the reset command to wipe all manual overrides:

flatpak override --user --reset com.binarynonsense.acbr

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