Title: Beeper AppImage removed; FlatPark Flatpak recommended
Author: Arran <gentoo@arran4.com>
Posted: 2026-11-05
Revision: 1
News-Item-Format: 2.0
Display-If-Installed: net-im/beeper-appimage

I am removing net-im/beeper-appimage from this overlay, including its
automatic update workflow. I recommend installing Beeper as a per-user
Flatpak from FlatPark instead.

FlatPark's Beeper package is community-maintained, not an official
Automattic Flatpak. Its application ID is com.automattic.Beeper:
https://flatpark.org/apps/com.automattic.Beeper/

Add FlatPark explicitly with the following settings so it is not
enumerated in ordinary app listings or used for dependency resolution:

    flatpak --user remote-add \
      --if-not-exists \
      --no-enumerate \
      --no-use-for-deps \
      flatpark \
      https://dl.flatpark.org/flatpark.flatpakrepo

Install Beeper by explicitly naming the remote:

    flatpak --user install flatpark com.automattic.Beeper

If you do not already have Flathub available for per-user runtime
dependencies, add it with:

    flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub \
      https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

To remove the old ebuild installation after migrating, run:

    emerge --deselect net-im/beeper-appimage
    emerge --ask --depclean net-im/beeper-appimage

The FlatPark remote flags do not prevent explicitly installing or
updating applications from FlatPark. This notice was drafted for Arran
with AI assistance.