Each REF arguments is a full or partial indentifier 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 runtime with the given REF in the specified REMOTE, 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.

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.

Unless overridden with the --user or the --installation option, this command updates the default system-wide installation.

OPTIONS

The following options are understood:

-h, --help

Show help options and exit.

--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.

--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.

--no-deploy

Download the latest version, but don't deploy it.

--no-pull

Don't download the latest version, deploy it 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 the remote.

--runtime

Only look for an runtime with the given name.

-v, --verbose

Print debug information during command processing.

--ostree-verbose

Print OSTree debug information during command processing.

--version

Print version information and exit.

EXAMPLES

$ flatpak --user update org.gnome.GEdit

SEE ALSO

flatpak(1), flatpak-install(1), flatpak-list(1)