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flatpak — Build, install, and run flatpak applications and runtimes. More information: <https://docs.flatpak.o

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Problem

How to use the flatpak command: Build, install, and run flatpak applications and runtimes. More information: <https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/flatpak-command-reference.html#flatpak>.

Solution

flatpak — Build, install, and run flatpak applications and runtimes. More information: <https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/flatpak-command-reference.html#flatpak>.

Run an installed application:

flatpak run {{com.example.app}}

Install an application from a remote source:

flatpak install {{remote_name}} {{com.example.app}}

List installed applications, ignoring runtimes:

flatpak list --app

Update all installed applications and runtimes:

flatpak update

Add a remote source:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists {{remote_name}} {{remote_url}}

Remove an installed application:

flatpak remove {{com.example.app}}

Remove all unused applications:

flatpak remove --unused

Show information about an installed application:

flatpak info {{com.example.app}}

Code Snippets

Run an installed application

flatpak run {{com.example.app}}

Install an application from a remote source

flatpak install {{remote_name}} {{com.example.app}}

List installed applications, ignoring runtimes

flatpak list --app

Update all installed applications and runtimes

flatpak update

Add a remote source

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists {{remote_name}} {{remote_url}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/flatpak

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