Flatsonar

Packet

by nozwock

Share files easily

Broad permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0+ v0.6.1
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About

Send and receive files wirelessly with Android devices using Quick Share or another device with Packet installed.

Packet requires Bluetooth to be enabled and the devices to be connected to a Wi-Fi network with mDNS.

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • talks to system service org.bluez
    --system-talk-name=org.bluez
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri
  • access to ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions
    --filesystem=~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions
  • access to your download folder
    --filesystem=xdg-download
  • Bluetooth
    --allow=bluetooth
  • system tray
    --talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source
    source:prebuilt
  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.