Tips & Tricks

Applying custom arguments

Most of the flags listed below can be applied using one of these three methods:

1. Tray icon: Right-click on the Equibop tray icon > Launch arguments.
2. Desktop entry: Edit the Exec line in /usr/share/applications/equibop.desktop.
3. Config file: Add flags to ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/equibop-flags.conf (see Configuration Details section).

Wayland support

Equibop runs as an X11 application by default. You can opt into Wayland in several ways depending on how you run Equibop. To make this permanent, see Making Command line flags permanent.

Shortcut

--wayland

This is a convenient shortcut that will enable native Wayland behavior and automatically enable features such as:

• WaylandWindowDecorations
• VaapiVideoDecodeLinuxGL (hardware acceleration)

Manual equivalent:

--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland

Ozone automatic hint (alternate)

If you prefer the Ozone auto hint instead of forcing Wayland, use:

--ozone-platform-hint=auto

This is useful when you want Equibop to prefer Wayland when available while still falling back to X11.

Flatpak users

If you installed Equibop via Flatpak, open Flatseal and deny the “X11 windowing system” permission for Equibop. This ensures the Flatpak targets Wayland instead of X11.

GNOME tray icon

To enable the tray icon on GNOME, install the AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support extension

Sandbox control

--no-sandbox

Disables the Chromium sandbox. This is discouraged for regular use because it weakens security. Only use it if you understand the risks or if you must run the application as root.

GPU selection

--force_high_performance_gpu

Forces the engine to prefer the discrete GPU (if available) over integrated graphics.

Middle-click auto scroll

Enable middle-click autoscroll with:

--enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll

By default this conflicts with the common Linux behavior where middle-click pastes the primary selection. Fixes by environment:

• If you are running Equibop in X11 (default), install and run XMousePasteBlock.
• If you are running Equibop in Wayland, you might be able to disable it in your Desktop settings. On GNOME, you can disable it in Gnome Tweaks.

Microphone & Deafen Toggle

These commands allow you to toggle your microphone or deafen status dynamically.

Native:

equibop --toggle-mic
equibop --toggle-deafen

Flatpak:

flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --toggle-mic
flatpak run org.equicord.equibop --toggle-deafen

Important

The application must be running for the commands to take effect.

Unlike configuration flags, these are action commands.

• Do NOT add these to your launch arguments.
• Do NOT add these to your .desktop file exec line.
• Do NOT add these to your equibop-flags.conf file.

How to use them correctly

1. Terminal: Run the command manually while Equibop is open to change your status.
2. System Shortcuts (Recommended): The most effective way to use these is to bind them to a global keyboard shortcut in your Desktop Environment (GNOME, KDE, etc.).

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Making command-line flags permanent

You can persist flags either by editing the .desktop file or by creating the flags file described below.

Find the desktop file

locate -ib equibop.desktop

Common location: /usr/share/applications/equibop.desktop (but your distribution may place it elsewhere).

Edit the Exec line

Open the .desktop file with your preferred editor and append the flags after the binary and before %U (if present):

Exec=/usr/bin/equibop --ozone-platform-hint=auto %U

Configuration details

Create ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/equibop-flags.conf to keep persistent flags across updates and desktop entry resets.

• One flag per line or multiple flags on a single line (shell style) are both acceptable.
• Lines starting with # are ignored (useful for comments).

Example equibop-flags.conf:

# Make Equibop prefer Wayland when available
--wayland

# Prefer discrete GPU
--force_high_performance_gpu

# Enable middle-click autoscroll
--enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll