# flatpak-install

## NAME



           flatpak-install - Install an application or runtime
    


## SYNOPSIS



    
           **flatpak install**[OPTION...] [REMOTE] REF...
    
           **flatpak install**[OPTION...] [--from|--bundle] LOCATION
    


## DESCRIPTION



           Installs an application or runtime. The primary way to install is
           to specify a REMOTE name as the source and one ore more REFs to
           specify the application or runtime to install. If REMOTE is
           omitted, the configured remotes are searched for the first REF and
           the user is asked to confirm the resulting choice.
    
           Each REF argument is a full or partial identifier in the flatpak
           ref format, which looks like "(app|runtime)/ID/ARCH/BRANCH". All
           elements except ID are optional and can be left out, including the
           slashes, so most of the time you need only specify ID. Any part
           left out will be matched against what is in the remote, and if
           there are multiple matches you will be prompted to choose one of
           them. You will also be prompted with choices if REF doesn't match
           anything in the remote exactly but is similar to one or more refs
           in the remote (e.g. "devhelp" is similar to "org.gnome.Devhelp"),
           but this fuzzy matching behavior is disabled if REF contains any
           slashes or periods.
    
           By default this looks for both apps and runtimes with the given
           REF in the specified REMOTE, but you can limit this by using the
           **--app** or **--runtime** option, or by supplying the initial element in
           the REF.
    
           If REMOTE is a uri or a path (absolute or relative starting with
           ./) to a local repository, then that repository will be used as
           the source, and a temporary remote will be created for the
           lifetime of the REF.
    
           If the specified REMOTE has a collection ID configured on it,
           Flatpak will search the sideload-repos directories configured
           either with the **--sideload-repo** option, or on a per-installation
           or system-wide basis (see flatpak(1)).
    
           The alternative form of the command (with **--from** or **--bundle**)
           allows to install directly from a source such as a .flatpak
           single-file bundle or a .flatpakref application description. The
           options are optional if the first argument has the expected
           filename extension.
    
           Note that flatpak allows to have multiple branches of an
           application and runtimes installed and used at the same time.
           However, only one version of an application 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 this can manually changed with flatpak
           make-current.
    
           Unless overridden with the **--user** or the **--installation** option,
           this command installs the application or runtime in the default
           system-wide installation.
    


## OPTIONS



           The following options are understood:
    
           **-h** , **--help**
               Show help options and exit.
    
           **--bundle**
               Treat LOCATION as a single-bundle file. This is assumed if the
               argument ends with .flatpak.
    
           **--from**
               Treat LOCATION as an application description file. This is
               assumed if the argument ends with .flatpakref.
    
           **--reinstall**
               Uninstall first if already installed.
    
           **-u** , **--user**
               Install the application or runtime in a per-user installation.
    
           **--system**
               Install the application or runtime in the default system-wide
               installation.
    
           **--installation=NAME**
               Install the application or runtime in a system-wide
               installation specified by NAME among those defined in
               /etc/flatpak/installations.d/. Using **--installation=default** is
               equivalent to using **--system**.
    
           **--arch=ARCH**
               The default architecture to install for, if not given
               explicitly in the REF. See **flatpak --supported-arches** for
               architectures supported by the host.
    
           **--subpath=PATH**
               Install only a subpath of REF. This is mainly used to install
               a subset of locales. This can be added multiple times to
               install multiple subpaths.
    
           **--gpg-file=FILE**
               Check bundle signatures with GPG key from FILE (- for stdin).
    
           **--no-deploy**
               Download the latest version, but don't deploy it.
    
           **--no-pull**
               Don't download the latest version, deploy whatever is locally
               available.
    
           **--no-related**
               Don't download related extensions, such as the locale data.
    
           **--no-deps**
               Don't verify runtime dependencies when installing.
    
           **--or-update**
               Normally install just ignores things that are already
               installed (printing a warning), but if --or-update is
               specified it silently turns it into an update operation
               instead.
    
           **--app**
               Assume that all REFs are apps if not explicitly specified.
    
           **--runtime**
               Assume that all REFs are runtimes if not explicitly specified.
    
           **--sideload-repo=PATH**
               Adds an extra local ostree repo as a source for installation.
               This is equivalent to using the sideload-repos directories
               (see flatpak(1)), but can be done on a per-command basis. Any
               path added here is used in addition to ones in those
               directories.
    
           **--include-sdk**
               For each app being installed, also installs the SDK that was
               used to build it. Implies **--or-update** ; incompatible with
               **--no-deps**.
    
           **--include-debug**
               For each ref being installed, as well as all dependencies,
               also installs its debug info. Implies **--or-update** ;
               incompatible with **--no-deps**.
    
           **-y** , **--assumeyes**
               Automatically answer yes to all questions (or pick the most
               prioritized answer). This is useful for automation.
    
           **--noninteractive**
               Produce minimal output and avoid most questions. This is
               suitable for use in non-interactive situations, e.g. in a
               build script.
    
           **-v** , **--verbose**
               Print debug information during command processing.
    
           **--ostree-verbose**
               Print OSTree debug information during command processing.
    


## EXAMPLES



           **$ flatpak install gedit**
    
           **$ flatpak install flathub org.gnome.gedit**
    
           **$ flatpak --installation=default install flathub org.gnome.gedit**
    
           **$ flatpak --user install flathub org.gnome.gedit//3.30**
    
           **$ flatpak --user install**
           **https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gnome.gedit.flatpakref **
    
           **$ flatpak --system install org.gnome.gedit.flatpakref**
    


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