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Flatpak

I don't like Flatpaks. They are heavy, take up a lot of space, and consume a significant amount of RAM. However, when it comes to installing proprietary software that is not available in the official Fedora repositories, Flatpaks can be a good option since they provide a certain level of isolation.

Flatpak Installation

To install Flatpak, run:

su -c 'dnf install flatpak'

Enable Flathub Repository

To enable the Flathub repository, use the following command:

flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Some popular examples of software available via Flathub include:

I prefer not to install Flatpaks in the root directory. Instead, I always use the --user flag to ensure Flatpaks are installed under my ~/ directory.

Example command to install a Flatpak:

flatpak --user install flathub im.riot.Riot

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