flatpak
Install and manage sandboxed desktop applications via Flatpak.
Synopsis
flatpak [COMMAND] [OPTION]... [REF]...
Examples
flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP
flatpak list
flatpak update
flatpak search slack
Common options
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| install | Install application |
| uninstall | Remove application |
| list | List installed apps |
| update | Update applications |
| search | Search for applications |
About flatpak
The `flatpak` command install and manage sandboxed desktop applications via Flatpak. Package management commands install, update, and remove software on Linux distributions.
Each distribution family has its own package manager — apt for Debian/Ubuntu, yum/dnf for RHEL/Fedora, pacman for Arch, and so on. Understanding your distro's package manager is one of the first steps in Linux administration.
The command accepts 5 commonly used flags shown above, though the full set of options is available in the man page (`man flatpak`). The 4 examples on this page cover typical real-world usage patterns that you can copy and adapt for your own workflows.
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