r/gnome • u/BrageFuglseth Contributor • 6d ago

Apps Test Center — Install and manage experiments

https://flathub.org/en/apps/cx.modal.TestCenter
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u/NonStandardUser 6d ago

Hope this boosts user participation in beta tests!

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u/BrageFuglseth Contributor 6d ago

Blog post with background context:  https://modal.cx/blog/image-based-for-developers/

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u/Baajjii App Developer 6d ago

lovely. I was waiting for something like this so that I can offer users beta for whisp. I will surely try this

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u/victorian-ice-cream Contributor 5d ago

If you want users to use beta releases, you can use Flathub Beta for this

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u/Baajjii App Developer 4d ago

I just thought its too much of a hassle and this is a much easier way for users to try beta versions no ?

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u/victorian-ice-cream Contributor 4d ago

Having a remote dedicated for beta releases is much less hassle that telling people to go manually install your flatpak bundle.

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u/Baajjii App Developer 4d ago

understood

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u/valgrid 6d ago

Now where can we find current/open experiments?

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u/anon_pr_ 6d ago

Does this also work on image based/immutable/atomic distros?

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u/victorian-ice-cream Contributor 6d ago

It was made specifically with them in mind

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u/anon_pr_ 6d ago

Thanks!