Comment on Flatpak need root access for SteamOS 3.5.5

• Tau@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Maybe. I usually update my flatpaks through Discover.

  Though it looks like the problem is that it can’t write to /tmp. Try using chmod a+wr /tmp and trying to flatpak update -y again

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• Dr_Willis@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  I don’t recall ever needing the --user option, if the command is ran by the user.

  if you were running the command via sudo, then yes, you would want the --user option.

  Understand that flatpaks can be installed system wide, or on a per user basis.

  if you are not careful you can install the same flatpak system wide when you just wanted it installed by the one user.

  I wasted a lot of disk space and time before I learned how flatpak works.

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  • Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Flatpak without --user changes flatpaks system wide, irrespective with which user it’s run. By using --user flatpak’s are stored in the home directory (.local, I believe).

    Most distros ship with system wide flatpak remotes, so --user isn’t necessary.

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