Flatpak --user option

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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.






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  • @user535733 Virtually every Linux server allows for a user to become another user. There are many security configurations you can use to change which users get access to which permissions and groups, but becoming other users is a fundamental feature of Unix/Linux permissions.
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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.






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  • @user535733 Virtually every Linux server allows for a user to become another user. There are many security configurations you can use to change which users get access to which permissions and groups, but becoming other users is a fundamental feature of Unix/Linux permissions.
    – Kristopher Ives
    16 mins ago












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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.






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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.






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  • @user535733 Virtually every Linux server allows for a user to become another user. There are many security configurations you can use to change which users get access to which permissions and groups, but becoming other users is a fundamental feature of Unix/Linux permissions.
    – Kristopher Ives
    16 mins ago
















  • @user535733 Virtually every Linux server allows for a user to become another user. There are many security configurations you can use to change which users get access to which permissions and groups, but becoming other users is a fundamental feature of Unix/Linux permissions.
    – Kristopher Ives
    16 mins ago















@user535733 Virtually every Linux server allows for a user to become another user. There are many security configurations you can use to change which users get access to which permissions and groups, but becoming other users is a fundamental feature of Unix/Linux permissions.
– Kristopher Ives
16 mins ago




@user535733 Virtually every Linux server allows for a user to become another user. There are many security configurations you can use to change which users get access to which permissions and groups, but becoming other users is a fundamental feature of Unix/Linux permissions.
– Kristopher Ives
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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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  • I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
    – stackinator
    15 mins ago











  • The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
    – Kristopher Ives
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  • @stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
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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





share|improve this answer






















  • I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
    – stackinator
    15 mins ago











  • The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
    – Kristopher Ives
    13 mins ago










  • @stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
    – Kristopher Ives
    9 mins ago














up vote
2
down vote













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





share|improve this answer






















  • I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
    – stackinator
    15 mins ago











  • The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
    – Kristopher Ives
    13 mins ago










  • @stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
    – Kristopher Ives
    9 mins ago












up vote
2
down vote










up vote
2
down vote









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





share|improve this 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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  • I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
    – stackinator
    15 mins ago











  • The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
    – Kristopher Ives
    13 mins ago










  • @stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
    – Kristopher Ives
    9 mins ago
















  • I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
    – stackinator
    15 mins ago











  • The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
    – Kristopher Ives
    13 mins ago










  • @stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
    – Kristopher Ives
    9 mins ago















I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
– stackinator
15 mins ago





I should have mentioned I explicitly want to use the --user argument, so the Flatpak will only be installed on user2's account. How do you add this --user argument to your commands above? It appears your commands would install the Flatpak to all users.
– stackinator
15 mins ago













The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
– Kristopher Ives
13 mins ago




The commands are the same but simply append the --user option to the flatpak install command. The --user option specifies that the flatpak will be installed as the current user instead of for the entire system.
– Kristopher Ives
13 mins ago












@stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
– Kristopher Ives
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@stackinator I have edited my answer to be more specific.
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