From b3d99f33342d745bfad933b430f304c4801bf030 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Subhamoy Biswas <subhamoybiswas636@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:24:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: use echo to write manifest on flatpak

---
 src-tauri/capabilities/default.json |  1 -
 src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json   |  5 +++++
 src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index 8db51bb..8de15af 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "sql:allow-execute",
     "fs:allow-app-write",
     "fs:allow-app-write-recursive",
-    "fs:allow-write-text-file",
     "updater:default",
     "process:default",
     "clipboard-manager:allow-read-text",
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json
index 8f310b9..43ea75f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json
+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/shell.json
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
             "name": "cp",
             "cmd": "cp",
             "args": true
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "echo",
+            "cmd": "echo",
+            "args": true
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts b/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
index e07e8a3..edc69b9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/use-linux-registerer.ts
@@ -56,20 +56,26 @@ export function useLinuxRegisterer() {
                 for (const file of filesToCopyFlatpak) {
                     const sourcePath = await join(resourceDirPath, file.source);
                     const destinationPath = await join(homeDirPath, file.destination);
-                    const command = Command.create('cp', [sourcePath, destinationPath]);
+                    const copyCommand = Command.create('cp', [sourcePath, destinationPath]);
 
-                    const output = await command.execute();
-                    if (output.code === 0) {
+                    const copyOutput = await copyCommand.execute();
+                    if (copyOutput.code === 0) {
                         console.log(`File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
                         LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `File ${file.source} copied successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
                         if (file.content) {
-                            await fs.writeTextFile(destinationPath, file.content);
-                            console.log(`Content for ${file.source} written successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
-                            LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `Content for ${file.source} written successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
+                            const writeCommand = Command.create('echo', [file.content, '>', destinationPath]);
+                            const writeOutput = await writeCommand.execute();
+                            if (writeOutput.code === 0) {
+                                console.log(`Content written successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
+                                LOG.info("LINUX REGISTERER", `Content written successfully to ${destinationPath}`);
+                            } else {
+                                console.error(`Failed to write content to ${destinationPath}:`, writeOutput.stderr);
+                                LOG.error("LINUX REGISTERER", `Failed to write content to ${destinationPath}: ${writeOutput.stderr}`);
+                            }
                         }
                     } else {
-                        console.error(`Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}:`, output.stderr);
-                        LOG.error("LINUX REGISTERER", `Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}: ${output.stderr}`);
+                        console.error(`Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}:`, copyOutput.stderr);
+                        LOG.error("LINUX REGISTERER", `Failed to copy file ${file.source} to ${destinationPath}: ${copyOutput.stderr}`);
                     }
                 }
             } else {