Flatpak Manager ▲

Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Linux Lite, Debian and relatives updates with your system

Run these three commands once:

curl -fsSL https://classicgizmo.com/software/flatpak-manager/apt/classicgizmo-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/classicgizmo-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/classicgizmo-archive-keyring.gpg] https://classicgizmo.com/software/flatpak-manager/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/classicgizmo.list

sudo apt update && sudo apt install flatpak-manager

After that it updates with sudo apt upgrade. To remove it: sudo apt remove flatpak-manager. Needs a distribution that provides python3-pystray (Ubuntu 24.04 and newer, and systems based on it); on older systems use the installer script.

Any distribution with Flatpak updates like any Flatpak

flatpak install --user https://classicgizmo.com/software/flatpak-manager/flatpak/com.classicgizmo.FlatpakManager.flatpakref

Or download the .flatpakref file and open it in your software centre.

Because this app manages the Flatpaks on your computer, it asks for permission to run commands outside its sandbox when you install it. That is its whole job. It keeps its own settings, separate from other install methods.

Debian-based systems, without adding a repository

Download .deb (1.0.0)

sudo apt install ./flatpak-manager_1.0.0_all.deb

Run that from the folder you downloaded it to. A manually installed .deb does not update itself; use the APT method if you want automatic updates.

Works on most distributions – Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch and openSUSE families. It installs into your home folder.

Download installer (1.0.0)

tar xzf flatpak-manager-1.0.0.tar.gz
cd flatpak-manager-1.0.0
bash install.sh

You are asked for your password once, only so system packages can be installed. Run it again any time to update. Fedora, Arch and openSUSE support is included but has not yet been tested on real installs.