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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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