GNU/Linux Debian 10 Installing Flatpak – QuickStart Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Flatpak in Debian 10 Buster GNU/Linux Desktop.
First, Flatpak for Debian 10 is a technology for Building, Distributing, Installing and Running Linux Apps.
And Flatpak is primarily targeted at the Linux Desktop, although it can also be used as the basis for application distribution in other contexts, such as embedded systems.
Finally, Flatpak has been designed and implemented with a number of Goals:
- Allow applications to be installed on any Linux distribution.
- Provide consistent environments for applications, to facilitate testing and reduce bugs.
- Decouple applications from the operating system, so that applications don’t depend on specific versions of each distribution.
- Allow applications to bundle their own Dependencies, so that they can use libraries that aren’t provided by a Linux distribution, and so they can depend on specific versions or even patched versions of a library.
- Increase the security of Linux desktops, by isolating applications in sandboxes.
1. Launching Terminal
Debian Terminal Tutorial for Beginners
2. Installing Flatpak
Then to Install Flatpak
First, is Strongly Recommended to Setup Backports RepoPossibly, follow the instructions to Enable the ‘contrib‘ and ‘non-free‘ Sources.Backports Debian Buster/Stretch Setup Guide
Then simply play:sudo apt install flatpak
Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.
Again for the GNOME Desktop integration run:sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
And with this latest setup on GNOME based you’ll be able to Install Flatpak Apps just Double-clicking on the downloaded flatpakref File.
3. Flatpak Getting Started
How to Getting-Started Searching & Installing Flatpak Apps