Flatsonar

Viking

by The Viking Developers

GPS Data Editor and Analyzer

Dangerous permissions Flathub reviewed GPL-2.0+ v1.10.0
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About

Viking is a free/open source program to manage GPS data.

Viking includes the following features:

  • Import GPX, TCX, KML and KMZ files
  • Export to GPX and KMZ files
  • Import and Export numerous file types via GPSBabel
  • Create and edit Tracks, Routes and Waypoints
  • Show OpenTopoMap, OpenStreetMap(OSM) Maps and various other Maps from online providers
  • Show Generic Map Images with World File definitions
  • Upload/Download OSM Traces
  • Geotag Images
  • Follow Realtime GPS Position
  • Visualization and Statistics
  • Digitial Elevation Model (DEM) Support
  • OSRM Routing Support

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • full access to your entire file system
    --filesystem=host
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc

Who publishes this

On Flathub: the manifest was reviewed and built on Flathub's infrastructure, but the developer has not verified ownership of the app id.

  • fetches from download.sourceforge.net over unencrypted http: anyone on the path can swap the bytes (x2)
    source:insecure-url
  • on Flathub: manifest reviewed and built by Flathub; the developer has not verified the 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.