Flatsonar

Astra

by redstrate

Unofficial FFXIV launcher for A Realm Reborn+

Dangerous permissions Unverified publisher GPL-3.0 v0.8.2
Screenshot 1 of Astra

About

Linux FFXIV launcher that supports profiles, multiple accounts and Dalamud plugins!

Permissions

4 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • your keyring / saved passwords
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.secrets
  • development features (ptrace, can inspect other processes in its sandbox)
    --allow=devel
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • network
    --share=network
  • access to your pictures folder
    --filesystem=xdg-pictures:rw
  • access to ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d
    --filesystem=~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/:rw
  • access to ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/data/Steam/compatibilitytools.d
    --filesystem=~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/data/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/:rw
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • talks to org.gnome.keyring
    --talk-name=org.gnome.keyring
  • talks to org.kde.kwalletd5
    --talk-name=org.kde.kwalletd5
  • talks to org.kde.kwalletd6
    --talk-name=org.kde.kwalletd6

Who publishes this

Nobody has confirmed that the publisher controls this app id. Flatsonar warns before installing.

  • zone.xiv.astra claims the domain xiv.zone; only its owner can prove that
    publisher:namespace
  • the build has network access: it can download things the manifest does not list
    build-options:--share=network
  • the build has network access: it can download things the manifest does not list
    astra:build-options:--share=network

Maintenance

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

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