doc/flatpak-create-usb: Clarify how to install from USB

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Matthew Leeds 2019-09-26 08:11:55 -07:00 committed by Alexander Larsson
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between computers that doesn't require an Internet connection. After using
this command, the USB drive can be connected to another computer and
<command>flatpak install</command> will prefer to install from it rather than
the Internet if the refs are the newest available. For this process to work a
collection ID must be configured on the relevant remotes on both the source
and destination computers, and on the remote server.
the Internet if (a) each ref comes from a configured remote whose GPG keyring will be
used for verification and (b) the refs on the drive are at least as new as what's
available elsewhere (e.g. the Internet if you're online). For this process to work a
collection ID must be configured on the relevant remotes on both the source and
destination computers, and on the remote server.
</para>
<para>
On the destination computer one can install from the USB (or any mounted filesystem) the
same way you would install from the Internet, e.g. with
<command>flatpak install flathub org.gnome.Builder</command> or using a GUI.
</para>
<para>
Each <arg choice="plain">REF</arg> argument is a full or partial identifier in the