Flatpak Installation in Debian Bookworm – Step-by-step

GNU/Linux Debian 12 Installing Flatpak – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Flatpak in Debian 12.x Bookworm GNU/Linux Desktop.

First, Flatpak for Debian 12 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.

Moreover, 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.

Finally, this Setup is Valid for All the Debian-based Distros like:

• Kali
• MX Linux
• Deepin
• Parrot
• antiX
• SparkyLinux
• Q4OS
• Vanilla OS
• Netrunner
• Voyager Debian
• MakuluLinux
• Elive
• LMDE
• Parsix
(You may just need to Discover what’s the Parent Release)

1. 1. Terminal Getting-Started Guide

   How to Quick-Start with Command Line on Debian GNU/Linux

   Console Debian Linux QuickStart Guide

   Getting-Started with Command Line on Debian Linux.

   First Update the Apt Repo Sources with:

   sudo apt update

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

2. 2. Installing Flatpak

   Then to Install Flatpak on Debian
   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 App File.