GNU/Linux Zorin OS 15 Installing Flatpak – QuickStart Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Flatpak in Zorin OS 15.x LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.
First, Flatpak for Zorin OS 15 is a technology for Building, Distributing, Installing and Running Linux Apps.
Moreover, 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. Terminal QuickStart
How to QuickStart with Command Line on Zorin OS
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2. Enabling Flatpak Repo
Then to Add Flatpak Repository for Zorin OS
Execute:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alexlarsson/flatpak
And then to Refresh Apt Repos Zorin OS:
sudo apt update
Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo. -
3. Installing Flatpak
Finally, to Install Flatpak for Zorin OS
Simply play:sudo apt install flatpak
Again, in case for the GNOME Desktop integration run:sudo apt install gnome-software-plugin-flatpak
And with this latest setup, you should be able to Install Flatpak Apps just Double-clicking on the downloaded flatpakref File.
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