Install this version:
emerge -a =app-office/obsidian-1.12.7
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-office/obsidian-1.12.7
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-office/obsidian-1.12.7
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.12.7 | 8 | -* ~amd64 | 0 |
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
inherit desktop xdg
DESCRIPTION="A powerful knowledge base on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files"
HOMEPAGE="https://obsidian.md/"
SRC_URI="https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/releases/download/v${PV}/${PN}-${PV}.tar.gz"
S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${PV}"
LICENSE="Obsidian-EULA"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64"
IUSE="appindicator wayland"
RESTRICT="bindist mirror strip"
QA_PREBUILT="*"
RDEPEND="
>=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46.0:2
app-crypt/libsecret
dev-libs/expat
dev-libs/glib:2
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
media-libs/alsa-lib
media-libs/libglvnd
media-libs/mesa
net-print/cups
sys-apps/dbus
x11-libs/cairo
x11-libs/gtk+:3
x11-libs/libdrm
x11-libs/libX11
x11-libs/libxcb
x11-libs/libXcomposite
x11-libs/libXdamage
x11-libs/libXext
x11-libs/libXfixes
x11-libs/libxkbcommon
x11-libs/libXrandr
x11-libs/pango
x11-misc/xdg-utils
appindicator? ( dev-libs/libayatana-appindicator )
"
src_install() {
dodir /opt/Obsidian
cp -r "${S}/." "${ED}/opt/Obsidian/" || die
fperms +x /opt/Obsidian/obsidian
if [[ -f "${ED}/opt/Obsidian/chrome-sandbox" ]]; then
fperms 4711 /opt/Obsidian/chrome-sandbox
fi
# Icon
if [[ -f "${S}/resources/app.asar.unpacked/icon.png" ]]; then
newicon -s 256 "${S}/resources/app.asar.unpacked/icon.png" obsidian.png
fi
# Standard launcher (XWayland under Wayland sessions)
cat > "${T}/obsidian.desktop" <<-EOF || die
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Obsidian
Exec=/opt/Obsidian/obsidian %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=obsidian
StartupWMClass=obsidian
Comment=Knowledge base on top of plain text Markdown files
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/obsidian;
Categories=Office;
EOF
domenu "${T}/obsidian.desktop"
if use wayland; then
# Native Wayland launcher (some users report instability)
cat > "${T}/obsidian-wayland.desktop" <<-EOF || die
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Obsidian (Wayland)
Exec=/opt/Obsidian/obsidian --ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --enable-wayland-ime %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=obsidian
StartupWMClass=obsidian
Comment=Knowledge base on top of plain text Markdown files (native Wayland)
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/obsidian;
Categories=Office;
EOF
domenu "${T}/obsidian-wayland.desktop"
fi
dosym -r /opt/Obsidian/obsidian /usr/bin/obsidian
}
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p app-office/obsidian |
euse -E <flag> -p app-office/obsidian |
euse -D <flag> -p app-office/obsidian
>=app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.46.0:2 app-crypt/libsecret dev-libs/expat dev-libs/glib:2 dev-libs/nspr dev-libs/nss media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/libglvnd media-libs/mesa net-print/cups sys-apps/dbus x11-libs/cairo x11-libs/gtk+:3 x11-libs/libdrm x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libxkbcommon x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/pango x11-misc/xdg-utils appindicator? ( dev-libs/libayatana-appindicator )
| Type | File | Size | Source URLs |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | obsidian-1.12.7.tar.gz | 117247533 bytes | https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/releases/download/v1.12.7/obsidian-1.12.7.tar.gz |