How to Install and Uninstall flatpak Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "flatpak" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install flatpak on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                flatpak
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "flatpak" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall flatpak on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                flatpak
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the flatpak package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: flatpak
Version: 1.12.2-1flatpak1~20.04
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Installed-Size: 6949
Depends: adduser, libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.6.1), libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libdconf1 (>= 0.26.0), libfuse2 (>= 2.9.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.57.2), libgpgme11 (>= 1.1.8), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.2.0), libostree-1-1 (>= 2020.8), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.105), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.101), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsystemd0, libxau6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates, dbus, desktop-file-utils, hicolor-icon-theme, gtk-update-icon-cache, libpam-systemd, p11-kit, policykit-1, shared-mime-info, xdg-desktop-portal (>= 1.6), xdg-desktop-portal-gtk (>= 1.6) | xdg-desktop-portal-backend
Suggests: avahi-daemon
Conflicts: xdg-app
Replaces: xdg-app
Homepage: https://flatpak.org/
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Filename: pool/backport/f/flatpak/flatpak_1.12.2-1flatpak1~20.04_amd64.deb
Size: 1335056
SHA256: ed68c6579709a7701524a5c50bbd83a5ad5c50320c8fd892f4724c1168f236fd
SHA1: 4d0b7a7e1e592b9656c866c6fdf0c91571ad4cd7
MD5sum: 5bdbdcf1e5af596f598b9d10a879e422
Description: Application deployment framework for desktop apps
Flatpak installs, manages and runs sandboxed desktop application bundles.
Application bundles run partially isolated from the wider system, using
containerization techniques such as namespaces to prevent direct access
to system resources. Resources from outside the sandbox can be accessed
via "portal" services, which are responsible for access control; for
example, the Documents portal displays an "Open" dialog outside the
sandbox, then allows the application to access only the selected file.
.
Each application uses a specified "runtime", or set of libraries, which is
available as /usr inside its sandbox. This can be used to run application
bundles with multiple, potentially incompatible sets of dependencies within
the same desktop environment.
.
This package contains the services and executables needed to install and
launch sandboxed applications, and the portal services needed to provide
limited access to resources outside the sandbox.
Description-md5: f91acb1d2880527b2759bc5e2d99fbff

Package: flatpak
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5591
Depends: adduser, bubblewrap (>= 0.4.0), xdg-dbus-proxy (>= 0.1.0), libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.6.1), libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.28), libdconf1 (>= 0.26.0), libfuse2 (>= 2.9.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.57.2), libgpgme11 (>= 1.1.8), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.2.0), libostree-1-1 (>= 2019.6), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.105), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.101), libseccomp2 (>= 2.5.1), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsystemd0, libxau6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
Recommends: desktop-file-utils, hicolor-icon-theme, gtk-update-icon-cache, libpam-systemd, p11-kit, policykit-1, shared-mime-info, xdg-desktop-portal (>= 1.6), xdg-desktop-portal-gtk (>= 1.6) | xdg-desktop-portal-backend
Suggests: avahi-daemon
Conflicts: xdg-app
Replaces: xdg-app
Filename: pool/universe/f/flatpak/flatpak_1.6.5-0ubuntu0.4_amd64.deb
Size: 1069084
MD5sum: 6f22c84dfb112c668b23f32369a14088
SHA1: 2b2fe806394075a88286a72e359648d7e3de95e2
SHA256: 6118e0deeea08028ec2886162bffb1ca558d63328d971027ef70f1a545c3d74a
SHA512: 5067ee720965027675cf96d46968f1dd4ca6296e84224f28ffa0e00c95289d2b584eb6168365bb97e9a9629eb2e795c8b5c8afe6fdf40505238a84ba03e9b217
Homepage: https://flatpak.org/
Description: Application deployment framework for desktop apps
Flatpak installs, manages and runs sandboxed desktop application bundles.
Application bundles run partially isolated from the wider system, using
containerization techniques such as namespaces to prevent direct access
to system resources. Resources from outside the sandbox can be accessed
via "portal" services, which are responsible for access control; for
example, the Documents portal displays an "Open" dialog outside the
sandbox, then allows the application to access only the selected file.
.
Each application uses a specified "runtime", or set of libraries, which is
available as /usr inside its sandbox. This can be used to run application
bundles with multiple, potentially incompatible sets of dependencies within
the same desktop environment.
.
This package contains the services and executables needed to install and
launch sandboxed applications, and the portal services needed to provide
limited access to resources outside the sandbox.
Description-md5: f91acb1d2880527b2759bc5e2d99fbff

Package: flatpak
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.3-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5576
Depends: adduser, bubblewrap (>= 0.4.0), xdg-dbus-proxy (>= 0.1.0), libappstream-glib8 (>= 0.6.1), libarchive13 (>= 3.0.4), libc6 (>= 2.28), libdconf1 (>= 0.26.0), libfuse2 (>= 2.9.2), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.57.2), libgpgme11 (>= 1.1.8), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.2.0), libostree-1-1 (>= 2019.6), libpolkit-agent-1-0 (>= 0.105), libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (>= 0.101), libseccomp2 (>= 1.0.1), libsoup2.4-1 (>= 2.41.90), libsystemd0, libxau6, libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
Recommends: desktop-file-utils, hicolor-icon-theme, gtk-update-icon-cache, libpam-systemd, p11-kit, policykit-1, shared-mime-info, xdg-desktop-portal (>= 1.6), xdg-desktop-portal-gtk (>= 1.6) | xdg-desktop-portal-backend
Suggests: avahi-daemon
Conflicts: xdg-app
Replaces: xdg-app
Filename: pool/universe/f/flatpak/flatpak_1.6.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1065872
MD5sum: 16877252c310580786e24e181e147437
SHA1: 1f1ba5fa25e5bb9463cc9b731e037b02942084c7
SHA256: f630db86cd36dd923ab3a6ba886d818d3d08e2b6ade7333ab31e82994a1cbf1d
Homepage: https://flatpak.org/
Description: Application deployment framework for desktop apps
Flatpak installs, manages and runs sandboxed desktop application bundles.
Application bundles run partially isolated from the wider system, using
containerization techniques such as namespaces to prevent direct access
to system resources. Resources from outside the sandbox can be accessed
via "portal" services, which are responsible for access control; for
example, the Documents portal displays an "Open" dialog outside the
sandbox, then allows the application to access only the selected file.
.
Each application uses a specified "runtime", or set of libraries, which is
available as /usr inside its sandbox. This can be used to run application
bundles with multiple, potentially incompatible sets of dependencies within
the same desktop environment.
.
This package contains the services and executables needed to install and
launch sandboxed applications, and the portal services needed to provide
limited access to resources outside the sandbox.
Description-md5: f91acb1d2880527b2759bc5e2d99fbff