DimensionDev / DimensionDev/Flare
cant login to mastodon instance using appimage
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Description
using the appimage on nixos, i can't complete the oauth login for biplus.social.
it opens the web browser to prompt authorization, but gnome won't let me chose the running appimage as a target for the xdg intent dialog when i authorize on the mastodon oauth page.
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the OAuth login flow with the AppImage on NixOS and GNOME, using biplus.social as the Mastodon instance. Trace how authorization returns from the browser through the XDG intent dialog; done means the running AppImage can be selected or otherwise receives the completed authorization.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- kotlin, linux, nixos
- Domain
- authentication, desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100