Is it possible to install and use Flatpak as a non-root user?

[Matthew Leeds]

On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 2:22 PM Parke <parke.nexus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 1:56 PM Matthew Leeds
> <matthew.leeds at endlessm.com> wrote:
> > You can try using the "--user" option for the remote-add and install
> > commands,
>
> Today, I tried using the "--user" flag as a non-root user, outside of
> any namespace, and it worked!
>
> My apologies for not trying this sooner.  Between my original email
> (on Jan 18) and the above reply (on Jan 30), I had deleted my
> self-built installation of Flatpak and shifted my attention to other
> tasks.
>
> Thanks to everyone who offered assistance.
>
> Have you thought about adding the --user flag to the list of
> application options that is displayed when a user runs flatpak --help?
>

The output of "flatpak install --help" mentions "--user", as do other commands
which support it.

> Also, the bottom of the Flatpak.org homepage has the following links:
>
> HOME
> GET SETUP
> BROWSE APPS ↗
> DEVELOPER GUIDE ↗
> PRESS
> FAQ
> PRESENTATIONS & ARTICLES
> BLOG POSTS
> ABOUT US & CONTACT
>
> Have you thought about adding a link to a "User Guide"?  Or to a wiki?
>  Or to online copies of the man pages?

There is an online copy of the man pages here:
https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/flatpak-command-reference.html

Flatpak.org has a prominent "5 minute tutorial" link already, which is
mostly user
documentation along with some developer documentation. I don't see much need
for improvement there.

>
> Cheers,
>
> Parke
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