Linux Command Line Flatpak App Installation Getting-Started Guide

March 19, 2018 | By thelinuxevangelist | Filed in: Tutorial.

Linux Command Line Flatpak App Installation

You Are Welcome! The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Getting-Started Using Flatpak to Install GNU/Linux Applications on Shell.

First of all, to Getting-Started to Install Flatpak Apps on Linux you have to Get Installed the flatpak package.

Furthermore the Flatpak App is Build into a Container like Docker and can be Installed on All Linux Distros disposing of Flatpak.

1. Launching the Shell Emulator

Open a Terminal window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
2. Installing Flatpak Package

How to Install Flatpak Package on GNU/Linux Distros

Flatpak Installation Guide

Install Flatpak App Linux.
3. Enabling Flatpak Repository

How to Add Flatpak Repository on Linux

Flatpak Repo Installation Guide

Linux Flatpak Repo Install.
4. Searching Flatpak Apps

Then to Search Flatpak App with Keyword
With the Flatpak Repository Enabled it’s easy to Search and Install New Apps…
```
flatpak search [myKeyword]
```
So for instance:
```
flatpak search skype
```
5. Installing Flatpak App

And so to Install Flatpak App
```
flatpak install flathub [com.my.app]
```
Now to Install the Skype App do:
```
flatpak install flathub com.skype.Client
```
6. Running Flatpak App

Finally to Run a Flatpak App
```
flatpak run [com.my.app]
```
So as in case above:
```
flatpak run com.skype.Client
```

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help You to Getting-Started Using Flatpak to Install GNU/Linux Applications!