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flatpak-install(1)

NAME

   flatpak-install - Install an application or runtime

SYNOPSIS

   Install from a configured remote:

   flatpak install [OPTION...] REMOTE-NAME REF...

   Install from a .flatpakref file:

   flatpak install [OPTION...] [--from] LOCATION

   Install from a .flatpak bundle:

   flatpak install [OPTION...] [--bundle] FILENAME

   Install from an OCI registry:

   flatpak install [OPTION...] --oci LOCATION [TAG]

DESCRIPTION

   Installs an application or runtime. The primary way to install is to
   specify a [REMOTE] name as the source and one ore more [REF]s to
   specify the application or runtime to install.

   Each REF argument is a full or partial indentifier in the flatpak ref
   format, which looks like "(app|runtime)/ID/ARCH/BRANCH". All elements
   except ID are optional and can be left out, including the slashes, so
   most of the time you need only specify ID. Any part left out will be
   matched against what is in the remote, and if there are multiple
   matches an error message will list the alternatives.

   By default this looks for both apps and runtime with the given REF in
   the specified REMOTE, but you can limit this by using the --app or
   --runtime option, or by supplying the initial element in the REF.

   The alternative form of the command ([--from], [--bundle] or [--oci])
   allows you to install directly from a source such as a .flatpak
   single-file bundle, a .flatpakref app description or an OCI registry.
   The options are optional if the first argument have the right
   extension.

   Note that flatpak allows one to have multiple branches of an
   application and runtimes installed and used at the same time. However,
   only version of an application one can be current, meaning its exported
   files (for instance desktop files and icons) are visible to the host.
   The last installed version is made current by default, but you can
   manually change with make-current.

   Unless overridden with the --user or the --installation option, this
   command installs the application or runtime in the default system-wide
   installation.

OPTIONS

   The following options are understood:

   -h, --help
       Show help options and exit.

   --bundle
       Assume LOCATION is a .flatpak single-bundle file. This is optional
       if the arguments ends with .flatpak.

   --from
       Assume LOCATION is a .flatpakref file containing the details of the
       app to be installed. This is optional if the arguments ends with
       .flatpakref.

   --oci
       Install from a oci registry with a given uri and optionally a tag
       (defaults to latest).

   --user
       Install the application or runtime in a per-user installation.

   --system
       Install the application or runtime in the default system-wide
       installation.

   --installation=NAME
       Install the application or runtime in a system-wide installation
       specified by NAME among those defined in
       /etc/flatpak/installations.d. Using --installation=default is
       equivalent to using --system.

   --arch=ARCH
       The default architecture to install for, if not given explicitly in
       the REF.

   --subpath=PATH
       Install only a subpath of the ref. This is mainly used to install a
       subset of locales. This can be added multiple times to install
       multiple subpaths.,

   --no-deploy
       Download the latest version, but don't deploy it.

   --no-pull
       Don't download the latest version, deploy whatever is locally
       available.

   --no-related
       Don't download related extensions, such as the locale data.

   --no-deps
       Don't verify runtime dependencies when installing.

   --app
       Assume that all REFs are apps if not explicitly specified.

   --runtime
       Assume that all REFs are runtimes if not explicitly specified.

   -v, --verbose
       Print debug information during command processing.

   --ostree-verbose
       Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

   --version
       Print version information and exit.

EXAMPLES

   $ flatpak install gnome org.gnome.gedit2

   $ flatpak --installation=default install gnome org.gnome.gedit2

   $ flatpak --user install gnome org.gnome.gedit//3.22

   $ flatpak --user install https://sdk.gnome.org/gedit.flatpakref

SEE ALSO

   flatpak(1), flatpak-update(1), flatpak-list(1), flatpak-build-
   bundle(1), flatpak-flatpakref(1)



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