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Flathub
flathub.org โ€บ en
Flathub - Apps for Linux | Flathub
Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!
An app store and build service for Linux
Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!
Set Up Flathub
Set up Flathub to install and update apps on your system.
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Find and install hundreds of apps and games for Linux. Enjoy Firefox, Telegram, RetroArch, GIMP and many more!
Ubuntu Flathub Setup
Set up Flathub to install and update apps on your system.
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GitHub
github.com โ€บ flathub
Flathub ยท GitHub
Flathub is a build and distribution service for Flatpak applications. Its goal is to act as a central hub for making desktop applications available to users. - Flathub
People also ask

How do I install a Flatpak app from Flathub?
Once Flathub is set up, install any app using: flatpak install flathub APP_ID. For example: flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox. You can also install apps directly from the Flathub website by clicking the Install button.
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flathub.org
flathub.org โ€บ en โ€บ setup
Set Up Flathub | Flathub
What is Flatpak?
Flatpak is a universal packaging format for Linux desktop applications. It lets developers distribute apps that work across all major Linux distributions without modification.
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flathub.org
flathub.org โ€บ en โ€บ setup
Set Up Flathub | Flathub
How do I install Flatpak on Ubuntu?
To install Flatpak on Ubuntu, run: sudo apt install flatpak. Then add the Flathub repository with: flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo. Restart your system to complete the setup.
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flathub.org
flathub.org โ€บ en โ€บ setup
Set Up Flathub | Flathub
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/ubuntu โ€บ flathub
r/Ubuntu on Reddit: Flathub
July 29, 2023 -

Hello,

I was wondering if anybody around ever "installed" flathub", and enabled flatpack on ununtu. I was wondering of it is super messy or not to have debs snaps and flatpack all at the same time. I want to install it, but I am a bit scared of how messy it could get. (I am on the last Ubuntu LTS)

Any advise, opinion is more then welcome

Thks a lot

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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/linux โ€บ how trustworthy are flathub packages?
r/linux on Reddit: How trustworthy are FlatHub packages?
June 29, 2025 -

Take Chrome, for example. FlatHub says it's "by Google", but also "Unverified" and "Not supported by Google". Then who is uploading / packaging it? Who am I trusting, if I use it?

I like the additional layer of security and control that bubblewrap / flatpak provide, but I don't like having to trust some (unknown, to me, as of this writing) third parties not to screw up or trojan the binaries...

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Check the manifest, which you can find under the information tab on flathub. https://github.com/flathub/com.google.Chrome The manifest file will show you how the package is built including the sources and checksums. You can also report issues and check the commits/PR's on the same repo. but I don't like having to trust some (unknown, to me, as of this writing) third parties not to screw up or trojan the binaries... That's why it's nice that you don't have to. In case of verified applications, you are getting your updates from either the developer or someone the developer deemed responsible.
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I like the additional layer of security and control that bubblewrap / flatpak provide Of note: the Flatpak distribution of Chrome actually patches out one layer of its sandbox with Zypak in order for it to work with Flatpak's own sandbox. I'm no security expert so I can't comment on whether this weakens/strengthens the sandboxing, but if your goal is to get the amount of sandboxing that Google ships (with the security that these big money corporations give), the Flatpak distribution of it is a no-go. The same actually applies to a lot of the Chromium/Electron applications shipped via Flatpak as well. They also use Zypak to modify Google's sandboxing. I come from an era that has the mantra "When it comes to security, if you aren't an expert, don't roll your own" drilled into my brain. It's for this reason that I stay far away from Flatpak distributions of Electron/Chromium/Chrome apps. I trust Google's Chromium team far more when it comes to sandboxing.
system for distributing desktop applications on Linux
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Flatpak (known as xdg-app until 2016) is a utility for software deployment and package management for Linux. It provides a sandbox environment in which users can run application software, or "apps", in โ€ฆ Wikipedia
Factsheet
Original author Alexander Larsson
Developer Flatpak Team
Initial release September 2015; 10 years ago (2015-09)
Factsheet
Original author Alexander Larsson
Developer Flatpak Team
Initial release September 2015; 10 years ago (2015-09)
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Flatpak
flatpak.org
The future of apps on Linux โ€” Flatpak
Make your app available to a rapidly growing audience of Flatpak users, with Flathub.
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Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org โ€บ wiki โ€บ Flatpak
Flatpak - Wikipedia
1 month ago - Flathub, a centralized repository (or remote source in the Flatpak terminology) located at flathub.org, is the de facto standard for obtaining applications packaged with Flatpak. Packages are contributed by both Flathub administrators and application developers, with a stated preference for ...
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Flathub
flathub.org โ€บ kw
Flathub - Appys rag Linux | Flathub
Flathub yw an Gwerthji Appys rag Linux ยท Kavos an versyons diwettha a oll dha appys drudh, rag neb lesrannans Linux ยท Selya Flathub ยท Gerys-da Lemmyn ยท Gerys-da Lemmyn ยท Gerys-da ยท Nowydh ยท Nowedhys ยท FingerGo ยท Visual touch-typing trainer ยท Lipi ยท Discover and install online fonts ยท
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OSnews
osnews.com โ€บ story โ€บ 144978 โ€บ how-does-flathub-even-work-the-cdn-and-caching-layer
How does Flathub even work? The CDN and caching layer โ€“ OSnews
May 18, 2026 - This has the obvious downside of even larger bundles than Flatpak, and a lot more duplication of support libraries and other files for similar applications; they canโ€™t share each otherโ€™s bundled libraries. Still, itโ€™s even easier to use than Flatpak and is a good backup for a Flatpak user whose favorite software hasnโ€™t made it onto Flathub yet.
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Flathub
flathub.org โ€บ en โ€บ setup
Set Up Flathub | Flathub
Set up Flathub to install and update apps on your system.
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WebCatalog
webcatalog.io โ€บ home โ€บ apps โ€บ utilities โ€บ flathub
Flathub - Desktop App - Mac, Windows
Flathub is a centralized repository for Flatpak applications, providing users with a wide range of software for Linux systems. It acts as a platform where developers can distribute their applications in a sandboxed environment, ensuring enhanced security and ease of use.
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MakeUseOf
makeuseof.com โ€บ home โ€บ linux โ€บ i found the linux app store nobody mentions and it has more packages than flathub
I found the Linux app store nobody mentions and it has more packages than Flathub
1 month ago - Flathub is by far one of the most popular app stores you'll find on Linux, with claims that it might be the best thing about Linux. It's clean, it's simple, and it works on basically every distro you'll find.
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GitHub
github.com โ€บ flathub โ€บ flathub
GitHub - flathub/flathub: Issue tracker and new submissions ยท GitHub
Flathub is the central place for building and hosting Flatpak builds.
Starred by 1.5K users
Forked by 3.5K users
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r โ€บ flatpak
The Future of Application Distribution
April 26, 2017 - Hello, I need help. I searched Gnome Software Center for the official Discord desktop app because I wanted to try it on my computer. I couldn't able to locate it there. Afterward, I went to Flathub, where I found the official Discord app and I installed the app successfully using Terminal.
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Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com โ€บ item
Flathub: Pros and cons of direct uploads | Hacker News
February 9, 2024 - Not sure I agree, it's the difference between being able to review the code (not saying everyone) and having absolutely no idea what's packaged ยท And of course not all applications are open source to begin with and a lot of those have a lot of other stores to worry about as well.
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Flathub
flathub.org โ€บ en โ€บ about
About Flathub: The Linux App Store | Flathub
Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for Linux. It is powered by Flatpak which allows Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution.
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OSTechNix
ostechnix.com โ€บ home โ€บ package management โ€บ linux app store flathub reaches 3 billion downloads
Linux App Store Flathub Reaches 3 Billion Downloads - OSTechNix
June 21, 2025 - Flathub, often called "the Linux App Store", has officially surpassed an incredible milestone: 3 billion downloads. When I saw that number, I am quite impressed!
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Reddit
reddit.com โ€บ r/linux โ€บ flathub, the linux desktop app store, is growing up
r/linux on Reddit: Flathub, the Linux desktop app store, is growing up
March 7, 2023 - Get your thoughts together. We're not talking about flatpak, we're talking about flathub. Flathub is not your own federated, decentralized repo/stores.
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OMG! Ubuntu
omgubuntu.co.uk โ€บ home โ€บ news โ€บ flathub bans ai-coded apps โ€“ with some exceptions
Flathub bans AI-coded apps โ€“ with some exceptions - OMG! Ubuntu
3 weeks ago - Flathub, the de-facto place to find and install Flatpak applications, is banning the use of โ€œAIโ€ coded applications and automated submissions going forward.
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Flathub Documentation
docs.flathub.org โ€บ for users โ€บ installation
Installation | Flathub Documentation
Apart from the primary stable repository above, Flathub also has beta repository that applications sometime use to serve secondary versions.
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Lobsters
lobste.rs โ€บ s โ€บ l4qeud โ€บ flathub_disallows_llm_based_submissions
Flathub disallows LLM-based submissions | Lobsters
May 29, 2026 - This seems very severe! Flathub is a very popular place for Linux desktop users to get applications. It bills itself as "Flathub is the App Store for Linux" and has 1000+ apps on it.