FLATPAK UPDATE(1)

NAME
flatpak-update - Update an application or runtime

SYNOPSIS

flatpak update [OPTION...] [REF...]

flatpak update [OPTION...] --appstream [REMOTE]

DESCRIPTION

Updates applications and runtimes. REF is a reference to the application or runtime to update. If no REF is given, everything is updated, as well as appstream info for all remotes.

Each REF argument is a full or partial identifier in the flatpak ref format, which looks like "(app|runtime)/ID/ARCH/BRANCH". All elements except ID are optional and can be left out, including the slashes, so most of the time you need only specify ID. Any part left out will be matched against what is installed, and if there are multiple matches an error message will list the alternatives.

By default this looks for both apps and runtimes with the given REF, but you can limit this by using the --app or --runtime option, or by supplying the initial element in the REF.

Normally, this command updates the application to the tip of its branch. But it is possible to check out another commit, with the --commit option.

If the configured remote for a ref being updated has a collection ID configured on it, Flatpak will search the sideload-repos directories configured either with the --sideload-repo option, or on a per-installation or system-wide basis (see flatpak(1)).

For OCI remotes, sideload repositories can also be specified as --sideload-repo=oci:PATH or --sideload-repo=oci-archive:PATH, where path points to an OCI image layout or archive of an OCI image layout. (See containers-transports(5).) When specified in this fashion, the images found in the image layout are available for all OCI remotes, without regard to collection ID. For this reason, there is no directory equivalent - it can only be specified on the command line.

Note that updating a runtime is different from installing a different branch, and runtime updates are expected to keep strict compatibility. If an application update does cause a problem, it is possible to go back to the previous version, with the --commit option.

In addition to updates, this command will offer to uninstall any unused end-of-life runtimes. Runtimes that were explicitly installed (not as a dependency) or explicitly pinned (see flatpak-pin(1)) are left installed even if unused and end-of-life.

Unless overridden with the --user, --system or --installation option, this command updates any matching refs in the standard system-wide installation and the per-user one.

OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

-h, --help
    Show help options and exit.

-u, --user
    Update a per-user installation.

--system
    Update the default system-wide installation.

--installation=NAME
    Updates a system-wide installation specified by NAME among those defined in /etc/flatpak/installations.d/. Using --installation=default is equivalent to using --system.

--arch=ARCH
    The architecture to update for. See flatpak --supported-arches for architectures supported by the host.

--subpath=PATH
    Install only a subpath of the ref. This is mainly used to install a subset of locales. This can be added multiple times to install multiple subpaths. If this is not specified the subpaths specified at install time are reused.

--commit=COMMIT
    Update to this commit, instead of the tip of the branch. You can find commits using flatpak remote-info --log REMOTE REF.

--no-deploy
    Download the latest version, but don't deploy it.

--no-pull
    Don't download the latest version, deploy whatever is locally available.

--no-related
    Don't download related extensions, such as the locale data.

--no-deps
    Don't update or install runtime dependencies when installing.

--app
    Only look for an app with the given name.

--appstream
    Update appstream for REMOTE, or all remotes if no remote is specified.

--runtime
    Only look for a runtime with the given name.

--sideload-repo=PATH
    Adds an extra local ostree repo as a source for installation. This is equivalent to using the sideload-repos directories (see flatpak(1)), but can be done on a per-command basis. Any path added here is used in addition to ones in those directories.

-y, --assumeyes
    Automatically answer yes to all questions (or pick the most prioritized answer). This is useful for automation.

--noninteractive
    Produce minimal output and avoid most questions. This is suitable for use in non-interactive situations, e.g. in a build script.

--force-remove
    Remove old files even if they're in use by a running application.

-v, --verbose
    Print debug information during command processing.

--ostree-verbose
    Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

EXAMPLES

$ flatpak --user update org.gnome.gedit

SEE ALSO

flatpak(1), flatpak-install(1), flatpak-list(1), ostree-find-remotes(1)