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timeshift: explain the timeshift-launcher string substitution
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pkgs/applications/backup/timeshift/unwrapped.nix
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pkgs/applications/backup/timeshift/unwrapped.nix
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substituteInPlace ./src/Utility/IconManager.vala \
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--replace-fail "/usr/share" "$out/share"
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# Substitute app_command to look for the `timeshift-gtk` in the same directory as the executed `timeshift-launcher`.
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# Substitute the `pkexec ...` as a hack to run a GUI application like Timeshift as root without setting up the corresponding pkexec policy.
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substituteInPlace ./src/timeshift-launcher \
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--replace-fail "app_command='timeshift-gtk'" ${lib.escapeShellArg ''app_command="$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")/timeshift-gtk"''} \
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--replace-fail ${lib.escapeShellArg ''pkexec ''${app_command}''} ${lib.escapeShellArg ''pkexec env DISPLAY="$DISPLAY" XAUTHORITY="$XAUTHORITY" "''${app_command}"''}