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Asked: 2018-09-25 05:43:02 +0800 CST

How do I install a FlatPak for a specific user?

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Let's say I'm logged on to Linux as user1 and I want to install a Flatpak to user2's account. What is the command? These do not work.

flatpak install --user user2 flathub com.skype.Client
sudo flatpak install --user user2 flathub com.skype.Client

Do I have to log on to user2's account and then issue the command

flatpak install --user flathub com.skype.Client

or is the proper command something else? The current documentations doesn't provide examples of the --user argument in use so I'm left to guess.

software-installation flatpak

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  1. Best Answer

    You can do this using the common Linux command Substitute User (su) or the Substitute User Do (sudo) command. Here are examples:

    Installing a FlatPak with su

    su user2 -c flatpak install --user com.skype.Client

    You will be asked for the password of user2 to become that user.

    Installing a FlatPak with sudo

    sudo -u user2 flatpak install --user com.skype.Client

    Assuming you are an admin user or a user that has "sudoer" rights, you will be asked for your password in which case you will then become user2 to run the command.

    Step-by-step

    You can also combine the two by becoming root first and then becoming another user:

    sudo -s    # you will become root
whoami     # will print root
su user2   # you will become user2
whoami     # will print user2
flatpak install --user com.skype.Client
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