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NAME
       flatpak-install - Install an application or runtime

SYNOPSIS
       Install from a configured remote:

       flatpak install [OPTION...] REMOTE-NAME REF...

       Install from a .flatpakref file:

       flatpak install [OPTION...] [from] LOCATION

       Install from a .flatpak bundle:

       flatpak install [OPTION...] [bundle] FILENAME

DESCRIPTION
       Installs an application or runtime. The primary way to install is to
       specify a [REMOTE] name as the source and one ore more [REF]s to
       specify the application or runtime to install.

       Each REF argument is a full or partial indentifier 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 an error message will list the alternatives.

       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 mounted filesystems such as USB drives as well as Avahi
       services advertised on the local network for the needed refs, in order
       to support offline updates. See ostree-find-remotes(1) for more
       information.

       The alternative form of the command ([from] or [bundle] allows you
       to install directly from a source such as a .flatpak single-file
       bundle, a .flatpakref app description. The options are optional if the
       first argument has the right extension.

       Note that flatpak allows one 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 you can
       manually change with 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
           Assume LOCATION is a .flatpak single-bundle file. This is optional
           if the arguments ends with .flatpak.

       from
           Assume LOCATION is a .flatpakref file containing the details of the
           app to be installed. This is optional if the arguments ends with
           .flatpakref.

       reinstall
           Uninstall first if already installed.

       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.

       subpath=PATH
           Install only a subpath of the 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.

       app
           Assume that all REFs are apps if not explicitly specified.

       runtime
           Assume that all REFs are runtimes if not explicitly specified.

       -y, assumeyes
           Automatically answer yes to all questions (or pick the most
           prioritized answer). This is useful for automation.

       -v, verbose
           Print debug information during command processing.

       ostree-verbose
           Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

EXAMPLES
       $ flatpak install gnome org.gnome.gedit2

       $ flatpak installation=default install gnome org.gnome.gedit2

       $ flatpak user install gnome org.gnome.gedit//3.22

       $ flatpak user install https://sdk.gnome.org/gedit.flatpakref

SEE ALSO
       flatpak(1), flatpak-update(1), flatpak-list(1), flatpak-build-
       bundle(1), flatpak-flatpakref(1)



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