flatpak-installation - Man Page

Configuration for an installation location

Description

flatpak can operate in system-wide or per-user mode​. The system-wide data is located in $prefix/var/lib/flatpak/, and the per-user data is in $HOME/​.local/share/flatpak/​.

In addition to the default installation locations, more system-wide installations can be defined via configuration files /etc/flatpak/installations​.d/, which must have the ​.conf extension and follow the format described below​.

File Format

The installation config file format is using the same ​.ini file format that is used for systemd unit files or application ​.desktop files​.

[Installation ​...]

All the configuration for the the installation location with name NAME is contained in the [Installation "NAME"] group​.

The following keys are recognized:

Path (string)

The path for this installation​. This key is mandatory​.

DisplayName (string)

The name to use when showing this installation in the UI​.

Priority (integer)

A priority for this installation​.

StorageType (string)

The type of storage used for this installation​. Possible values include: network, mmc, sdcard, harddisk​.

Examples

[Installation "extra"]
Path=/location/of/sdcard
DisplayName=Extra Installation
StorageType=sdcard

Referenced By

flatpak(1).

flatpak installation