flatpak Cheatsheet #

flatpak is a software utility for software deployment, application virtualization, and package management. It enables users to install, update, and manage applications across different Linux distributions in a consistent manner.

Basic Commands #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`flatpak install`	`flatpak install flathub com.example.app`	Install an application from a remote repository
`flatpak uninstall`	`flatpak uninstall com.example.app`	Remove an installed application
`flatpak update`	`flatpak update`	Update installed applications
`flatpak list`	`flatpak list`	List installed applications
`flatpak info`	`flatpak info com.example.app`	Display information about an application
`flatpak search`	`flatpak search app-name`	Search for applications in remote repositories
`flatpak run`	`flatpak run com.example.app`	Run an installed application
`flatpak remote-add`	`flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo`	Add a new remote repository
`flatpak remote-remove`	`flatpak remote-remove flathub`	Remove a remote repository
`flatpak remote-ls`	`flatpak remote-ls`	List available remote repositories

Application Management #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`flatpak override`	`flatpak override --user --nofilesystem=host com.example.app`	Override permissions for an application
`flatpak permissions`	`flatpak permissions com.example.app`	List permissions for an application
`flatpak repair`	`flatpak repair`	Repair flatpak installations

Advanced Commands #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`flatpak build`	`flatpak build /path/to/app`	Build a Flatpak application from a directory
`flatpak-builder`	`flatpak-builder --repo=myrepo /path/to/app`	Build and optionally create a Flatpak repository
`flatpak build-export`	`flatpak build-export myrepo /path/to/app`	Export a built Flatpak application to a repository

Environment Management #

Command/Option	Example	Description
`flatpak install --user`	`flatpak install --user flathub com.example.app`	Install an application for the current user only
`flatpak uninstall --user`	`flatpak uninstall --user com.example.app`	Uninstall an application for the current user only

This cheatsheet covers essential flatpak commands for managing applications, repositories, and permissions in the Flatpak ecosystem.