FAHControl on Chromebook

As I wanted to be able to control my folding from my Chromebook, but the official FAH Control still has a Python2 dependency, I had to use a workaround to get it to work.

1. Download:
• The deb file from: https://github.com/cdberkstresser/fah-control/releases
• found it in this thread: https://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=34757&sid=e7eec792658e20ad2da3a89e905685c6&start=15
2. Install some requirements:
• In a linux terminal run:
• sudo apt install python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-3.0
3. Right click the deb file and select install with Linux

Now I wanted to add an icon to the launcher for being able to quickly launch it

1. Get a suitable icon. Here is what I chose
• https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/papirus-team/papirus-apps/512/FAHControl-icon.png
2. Move the icon file into the "Linux files" directory
3. Create the applications directory:
• mkdir -p .local/share/applications
4. Create the shortcut
• touch .local/share/applications/FAHControl.desktop
5. Put the following in it

[Desktop Entry]

Name=FAHControl

Comment=Folding at Home Control interface

GenericName=FAH

X-GNOME-FullName=Folding at Home Conrol

Exec=/usr/bin/FAHControl

Terminal=false

Type=Application

Icon=/home/XXX/FAHControl-icon.png

Categories=Settings

Sources:

• https://support.google.com/pixelbook/thread/708306/how-do-i-add-linux-apps-to-the-home-screen?hl=en