How to Install Flatpak on Linux?

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Issue

After installing a new Linux system, you notice that Flatpak is not available, so you cannot install or manage Flatpak applications.

Probable Cause

Most Linux distributions do not include Flatpak by default. You need to manually install it using your system’s package manager.

Solution

Below are instructions for installing Flatpak on the most common Linux distributions. Run these commands in your terminal.

Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Elementary OS:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install flatpak

Debian:

sudo apt update
 sudo apt install flatpak

Fedora:

sudo dnf install flatpak

Arch Linux, Manjaro:

sudo pacman -S flatpak

openSUSE:
sudo zypper install flatpak

 

After installation, add the Flathub repository (recommended for most users):

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

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