For those hate Snap but prefer Flatpak, there’s now a script to automatically remove all the snap apps installed on your system, and install them back as Flatpak in Debian and Ubuntu. It’s Unsnap, a free and open-source script written by Alan Pope and some other contributors. The man was an employee of Canonical (the company… Continue reading One Command to Convert All your Snap Apps into Flatpak in Ubuntu
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Enable Flatpak & AppImage Support in Ubuntu 23.10
This simple tutorial is going to show you how to add both flatpak and AppImage package format support, while Ubuntu does not support them out-of-the-box. Like Snap, Flatpak is an universal Linux package format runs in sandbox. Many software developers provide their app packages for Linux through Flatpak. And, AppImage is a portable Linux package… Continue reading Enable Flatpak & AppImage Support in Ubuntu 23.10
Flatseal – Modern GNOME App to Change Flatpak App Permissions in Linux
More and more apps today publish Linux packages as Flatpak. Though the run-time libraries take hundreds of megabytes disk space, some apps are really good and useful. If you have some apps installed as Flatpak in Ubuntu or other Linux like me, then Flatseal may be useful to protect your privacy by managing permissions in… Continue reading Flatseal – Modern GNOME App to Change Flatpak App Permissions in Linux
Toggle Light & Dark Mode for Flatpak Apps in Ubuntu 20.04+ / Linux Mint
Using Flatpak apps in Linux? You may found that Flatpak app appearance does not change when toggling light & dark mode or switching to another app theme. As more and more apps publish Linux packages via Flatpak, I have a few of them installed in my Ubuntu laptop. However, the apps stick to the light… Continue reading Toggle Light & Dark Mode for Flatpak Apps in Ubuntu 20.04+ / Linux Mint
How to Install, Remove, Manage Flatpak Apps in Ubuntu Command Line
This simple tutorial shows how to search for, install, remove, and manager Flatpak apps in Ubuntu Linux. Flatpak is an universal Linux package format developed by an independent community. Like snap, it runs in sandbox and bundles most runtime libraries. Flatpak is supported out-of-the-box in many Linux Distros, e.g., CentOS, Fedora, Linux Mint. And it’s… Continue reading How to Install, Remove, Manage Flatpak Apps in Ubuntu Command Line