Flatpak

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{{SectionTemplate|<translate> Overview</translate>|
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[https://flatpak.org/ Flatpak] is a distro independent method for packaging and distributing Linux software.


Using software distributed by Flatpak has a couple of distinct advantages:
* Software that is not compatible with current system libraries will still work when packaged as a Flatpak
* Delta upgrades make upgrades more network efficient in the long-term


There are some other considerations to be aware of:
* Flatpaks are not updated as part of your system updates, they must be updated separately
* Only themes that have been ported to Flatpak will work with Flatpaks
* A large set of shared runtimes will need to be installed to use Flatpaks
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{{SectionTemplate|<translate> Installing Flatpak</translate>|
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Flatpak is available in the Manjaro repos as {{ic|flatpak}} and can be installed with your favorite package manager or using the command
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{{UserCmd|command=pamac install flatpak}}
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{{SectionTemplate|<translate> Using Flatpak</translate>|

{{SubContentTemplate|<translate> Managing Flatpaks via Discover</translate>|2=

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One way to manage your Flatpaks is with the application [https://userbase.kde.org/Discover Discover] from the KDE project. You can install the package {{ic|discover}} with your favorite package manager or the command:


{{UserCmd|command=pamac install discover}}


Once installed you can run '''Discover''' and you will be able to browse, install and update Flatpaks with a familiar store interface.
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{{tip|<translate> Discover can also install and update software from the Manjaro repos if you install the package {{ic|packagekit-qt5}}</translate>}}
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One way to manage your Flatpaks is with the application [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software Gnome Software] from the Gnome project. You can install the package {{ic|gnome-software}} with your favorite package manager or the command:


{{UserCmd|command=pamac install gnome-software}}


Once installed you can run '''Software''' and you will be able to browse, install and update Flatpaks with a familiar store interface.
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{{tip|<translate> Gnome Software can also install and update software from the Manjaro repos</translate>}}
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{{SubContentTemplate|<translate> Finding and Installing Flatpaks</translate>|
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You can use the command {{ic|flatpak search}} to search for available Flatpaks. For example, if you wanted to install VLC here is what it might look like:
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{{UserCmd|command=flatpak search vlc}}
Name Description Application ID Version Branch Remotes
MakeMKV plugin for VLC Provides MakeMKV features for direct Blu-ray playback in VLC. org.videolan.VLC.Plugin.makemkv 3-18.08 flathub
Bluray Java menus (BDJ) plugin for VLC Provides Bluray Java menus (BDJ) support in VLC. org.videolan.VLC.Plugin.bdj 3-18.08 flathub
VLC VLC media player, the open-source multimedia player org.videolan.VLC stable flathub
FDK-AAC Encoding Plugin for VLC Provides better AAC encoding and HE profiles support. org.videolan.VLC.Plugin.fdkaac 3-1.6 flathub

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From this output we can see that VLC and some related applications via Flatpak. To install VLC, we would use it's "Application ID", shown above with the command
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{{UserCmd|command=flatpak install org.videolan.VLC}}

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This will install the application as well as any required run-times. Once the application is installed you should be able to run it from your menu as you would with any application.
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{{SubContentTemplate|<translate> Displaying Detailed Flatpak Information</translate>|
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You can get more details about a specific Flatpak using the command {{ic|flatpak info}}. For example:
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{{UserCmd|command=flatpak info org.videolan.VLC}}

VLC - VLC media player, the open-source multimedia player
ID: org.videolan.VLC
Ref: app/org.videolan.VLC/x86_64/stable
Arch: x86_64
Branch: stable
License: GPL-2.0+
Origin: flathub
Collection: org.flathub.Stable
Installation: system
Installed: 81.4 MB
Runtime: org.kde.Platform/x86_64/5.12
Sdk: org.kde.Sdk/x86_64/5.12
Commit: 87a8e23cefe6c3f4962d303d3724db399872e68379a52b7553089f5540c9a883
Parent: 8f0c0e0bd79bfeb8748bb53e8476ee1f2deffc0e131ea5fb2890505e449df8a2
Subject: Update shared-modules for udev (d3f66ebc)
Date: 2019-05-06 13:30:44 +0000
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{{SubContentTemplate|<translate> Getting installed Flatpaks</translate>|
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To show a list of all the Flatpaks and run-times that are currently installed you can use the command:
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{{UserCmd|command=flatpak list}}
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{{SubContentTemplate|<translate> Updating Flatpaks</translate>|
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Updating your collection of Flatpaks is a simple process. Simply run the command:
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{{UserCmd|command=flatpak upgrade}}
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{{SubContentTemplate|<translate> Removing Flatpaks</translate>|
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You can remove Flatpaks with the command {{ic|flatpak uninstall}}. For example:
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{{UserCmd|command=flatpak uninstall org.videolan.VLC}}
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{{SectionTemplate|<translate> Removing Flatpak Support</translate>|2=
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If you no longer wish to have support for the Flatpack in your system you can remove it from the system by simply removing the package {{ic|flatpak}} with your favorite package manager or with the command
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{{UserCmd|command=pamac remove flatpak}}

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To also remove any installed Flatpaks you need to remove the directories containing them. These are {{ic|/var/lib/flatpak}} and {{ic|~/.local/share/flatpak}}. For example, you could use the command
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{{UserCmd|command=sudo rm -r /var/lib/flatpak}}
{{UserCmd|command=rm -r ~/.local/share/flatpak}}
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