How to Install and Uninstall flatpak Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 30,2024

1. Install "flatpak" package

This is a short guide on how to install flatpak on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall flatpak on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

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
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
Description-md5: f91acb1d2880527b2759bc5e2d99fbff