Install as many desktop applications from this list using my distribution’s package manager.Make a list of all the desktop applications that I want and need.Personally, this is how I use Flatpaks, when I install a Linux distribution on my desktop PC: Thanks to the sandboxing technology used under the hood, one and the same Flatpak desktop application is compatible with all Linux distributions. So why bother using Flatpak and Flathub to install desktop applications on your Linux system? Well, here’s the cool thing: Flatpaks are essentially Linux distribution agnostic. To install a desktop application, you use the flatpak utility to download and install its Flatpak-file from the Flathub online repository. With Flatpaks, a desktop application is packaged as a Flatpak-file.

To install a desktop application, you use the apt utility to download and install its DEB-file from the Debian online package repository. On Debian, a desktop application is packaged as a DEB-file.Let’s compare this to software package management of a traditional Linux distribution. Flathub is an online repository that hosts Flatpak applications. An application installed as a Flatpak runs in a sandbox environment, isolated from the rest of the Linux system. You can think of a Flatpak as a modern packaging and deployment method for Linux desktop applications. This article teaches you all the ins-and-outs you need to know, to install desktop applications as a Flatpak from the Flathub online repository. Flathub offers an ever growing catalog of Linux desktop applications in the Flatpak format. Ever wanted to install a desktop application on your Linux PC, but your distribution’s package manager didn’t offer it? With a bit of luck you can find the desktop application on Flathub.

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