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User vs system install

Flatpak applications can be installed either per-user or system-wide. The difference is that per-user installations are only available to the user that installed them, while system-wide installations are available to all users on the system. System-wide installations can be updated by any user with administrator privileges. The choice between per-user and system-wide installations depends on the use case.

Per-user installations​

Per-user installations are installed in the user's home directory, in ~/.local/share/flatpak. This means that the applications and runtimes are not available to other users on the system.

To install an application or runtime per-user, run:

flatpak install --user <remote> <name>

To update an application or runtime, run:

flatpak update --user <name>

System-wide installations​

System-wide installations are installed in the system's installation directory, which is usually /var/lib/flatpak. System-wide installations are available to all users on the system.

To install an application or runtime system-wide, run:

flatpak install <remote> <name>

To update an application or runtime, run:

flatpak update <name>