FLATPAK INSTALL(1)

NAME
flatpak-install - Install an application or runtime

SYNOPSIS

flatpak install [OPTION...] REMOTE NAME [BRANCH]

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

DESCRIPTION

Installs an application or runtime. REMOTE must name an existing remote and NAME is the name of the application or runtime to install. Optionally, BRANCH can be specified to install a branch other than the default branch. This required if there are multiple matches in the selected remote.

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

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 option, this command creates a system-wide installation.

The alternative form of the command installs an application from a single-file bundle instead of a configured remote. Such bundles can be created with the flatpak build-bundle command.

OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

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

--bundle
    Install from a bundle file instead of a configured remote.

--user
    Create a per-user installation.

--user
    Create a per-user installation.

--system
    Create a system-wide installation.

--arch=ARCH
    The architecture to install for.

--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 it whatever is locally available.

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

--app
    Only look for an app with the given name.

--runtime
    Only look for an runtime with the given name.

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

--version
    Print version information and exit.

EXAMPLES

$ flatpak --user install test-repo org.gnome.GEdit

SEE ALSO

flatpak(1), flatpak-update-app(1), flatpak-list-apps(1), flatpak-build-bundle(1)