Use bash proxy environment for flatpak

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
bash, python
Domain
operating-systems, tooling

Research direction

Start by locating the Python entry point that updates Flatpak packages and inspect how it launches the update operation. Trace whether the bash proxy environment is available there, then verify that Flatpak updates use it and that updates remain functional without a proxy.

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Description

FEATURE REQUEST

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It does not use bash proxy environment. Flatpak is extremely slow here without a proxy.

Describe the solution you'd like
Use bash proxy environment when updating Flatpak packages.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Add a easy way to set proxy for Flatpak.

Dominant language
Python
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