FLATPAK UNINSTALL(1) flatpak uninstall FLATPAK UNINSTALL(1)
NAME
flatpak-uninstall - Uninstall an application or runtime
SYNOPSIS
flatpak uninstall [OPTION...] [REF...]
DESCRIPTION
Uninstalls an application or runtime. REF is a reference to the
application or runtime to uninstall.
Each REF argument is a full or partial identifier 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
you will be prompted to choose between them. You will also be prompted
if REF doesn't match any installed ref exactly but is similar (e.g.
"gedit" is similar to "org.gnome.gedit"), but this fuzzy matching
behavior is disabled if REF contains any slashes or periods.
By default this looks for both installed apps and runtimes with the
given REF, but you can limit this by using the --app or --runtime
option, or by supplying the initial element in the REF.
Normally, this command removes the ref for this application/runtime
from the local OSTree repository and purges any objects that are no
longer needed to free up disk space. If the same application is later
reinstalled, the objects will be pulled from the remote repository
again. The --keep-ref option can be used to prevent this.
When --delete-data is specified while removing an app, its data
directory in ~/.var/app and any permissions it might have are removed.
When --delete-data is used without a REF, all 'unowned' app data is
removed.
Unless overridden with the --system, --user, or --installation options,
this command searches both the system-wide installation and the
per-user one for REF and errors out if it exists in more than one.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
-h, --help
Show help options and exit.
--keep-ref
Keep the ref for the application and the objects belonging to it in
the local repository.
-u, --user
Uninstalls from a per-user installation.
--system
Uninstalls from the default system-wide installation.
--installation=NAME
Uninstalls from 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 uninstall, instead of the architecture of the
host system. See flatpak --supported-arches for architectures
supported by the host.
--all
Remove all refs on the system.
--unused
Remove unused refs on the system.
-y, --assumeyes
Automatically answer yes to all questions. This is useful for
automation.
--noninteractive
Produce minimal output and avoid most questions. This is suitable
for use in non-interactive situations, e.g. in a build script.
--app
Only look for an app with the given name.
--runtime
Only look for a runtime with the given name.
--no-related
Don't uninstall related extensions, such as the locale data.
--force-remove
Remove files even if they're in use by a running application.
--delete-data
Remove app data in ~/.var/app and in the permission store.
-v, --verbose
Print debug information during command processing.
--ostree-verbose
Print OSTree debug information during command processing.
EXAMPLES
$ flatpak --user uninstall org.gnome.gedit
flatpak FLATPAK UNINSTALL(1)
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