{"id":35723,"date":"2021-11-18T13:51:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=35723"},"modified":"2021-11-18T13:51:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T13:51:56","slug":"app-next-rocket-launch-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/11\/app-next-rocket-launch-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"This App Tells When the Next Rocket will Launch in Linux Desktop \/ Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For spaceflight enthusiasts, there’s now a GTK4 app for Linux Desktop and Phone (e.g., PinePhone, Librem 5) to keep track of upcoming rocket launches. <\/p>\n

It’s “Space Launch”, an open-source app gets data of the launches from spacelaunchnow.me<\/a>. The app displays the next upcoming launches with information about the company and\/or manufacturer, such as Rocket Lab and SpaceX. The location, date and time, and count down for the rocket launches.<\/p>\n

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Dark mode is supported and it may show more launches as schedule. <\/p>\n

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The app is currently in alpha release. More features will be added later. And it’s compatible with Linux Phone using Phosh.<\/p>\n

Install Space Launch in Linux:<\/h3>\n

This app is available to install via Flatpak package<\/a>. You may follow the steps below one by one to setup flatpak daemon and install Space Launch.<\/p>\n

1.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to install the Flatpak daemon:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n
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The old Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 16.04 may also install the app, though need to add Flatpak PPA<\/a> first.<\/p>\n
2.) Next, add the Flathub repository that hosts the packages via command:<\/p>\n
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:\/\/flathub.org\/repo\/flathub.flatpakrepo<\/pre>\n
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3.) Finally, install the app using command:<\/p>\n
flatpak install flathub org.emilien.SpaceLaunch<\/pre>\n
The app package itself is about 75KB. Though, if you’re first time installing Gnome App as Flatpak, it may also install the run-time libraries take up a few hundred MB disk space.<\/p>\n
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After installation, search for and open the app from ‘Activities’ overview screen and enjoy!<\/p>\n
How to Remove Space Launch:<\/h3>\n
To remove the app, simply run command in terminal:<\/p>\n
flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.emilien.SpaceLaunch<\/pre>\n
And you may clear unused run-time libraries via command:<\/p>\n
flatpak uninstall --unused<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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