diff --git a/net-im/fractal/Manifest b/net-im/fractal/Manifest
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-DIST fractal-5.beta1.tar.bz2 699474 BLAKE2B 57fb2316f58009d2c6de53036231d7a3fab70dcbd12ec71cdc58c743d8d78a43e3c9eff91836f481daddf68405f7b8a6cd3d6e2f6c1fa22e752579ab1893df45 SHA512 e31f5f0503efc8a98fd03d42080f9c77e292587b4dd18b5c0a67dc273d017174a96d5176974ccb3d7c4aa90bddc4f0ac8fc3c339d6fd2874fad4fb7c18a603ac
diff --git a/net-im/fractal/fractal-5_beta1.ebuild b/net-im/fractal/fractal-5_beta1.ebuild
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-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=7
-inherit meson gnome2-utils
-
-MY_PV=${PV//_/.}
-MY_P=${PN}-${MY_PV}
-
-DESCRIPTION="Matrix group messaging app"
-HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal"
-
-if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]]; then
-	inherit git-r3
-
-	SRC_URI=""
-	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://gitlab.gnome.org/world/fractal.git"
-	EGIT_BRANCH="master"
-else
-	SRC_URI="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/${PN}/-/archive/${MY_PV}/${MY_P}.tar.bz2"
-	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="GPL-3"
-SLOT="0"
-IUSE=""
-
-RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/glib-2.72
-	>=app-text/gspell-1.8.1
-	>=gui-libs/libadwaita-1.3
-	>=media-libs/gstreamer-1.20
-	>=media-libs/gst-plugins-base-1.20
-	>=dev-db/sqlite-3.24
-	>=media-video/pipewire-0.3[gstreamer]
-	>=media-libs/libshumate-1
-	>=x11-libs/cairo-1.16.0
-	>=gui-libs/gtk-4.10:4
-	gui-libs/gtksourceview:5
-	media-plugins/gst-plugins-gtk"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="dev-util/ninja
-	dev-util/meson
-	>=virtual/rust-1.31.1"
-
-S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
-
-pkg_preinst() {
-	gnome2_schemas_savelist
-}
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	gnome2_schemas_update
-	xdg_icon_cache_update
-}
-
-pkg_postrm() {
-	gnome2_schemas_update
-	xdg_icon_cache_update
-}
diff --git a/net-im/fractal/metadata.xml b/net-im/fractal/metadata.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "https://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
-<pkgmetadata>
-  <maintainer type="person">
-    <email>laurent.morretton@gmail.com</email>
-    <name>Laurent Morretton</name>
-  </maintainer>
-  <upstream>
-    <remote-id type="gnome-gitlab">GNOME/fractal</remote-id>
-  </upstream>
-</pkgmetadata>