Flatpak Setup for Fedora Silverblue
Removing preinstalled Fedora Flatpaks
To remove all the preinstalled Fedora Flatpak apps instead of uninstalling them one-by-one, run the following:
flatpak remove --all
Flatpak apps I use
Here is a list of the Flatpak apps I use on my Fedora Silverblue install.
GNOME Apps
GNOME Core Stuff
| App Name | App ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Player | org.gnome.Decibels | A very simple audio player, gets the job done. Install RhythmBox if you want something more powerful. |
| Video Player | org.gnome.Showtime | A very simple video player, gets the job done. Install VLC if you want something more powerful. |
| Image Viewer | org.gnome.Loupe | A basic image viewer with limited image editing capabilities. |
| Document Viewer | org.gnome.Papers | A basic PDF viewer. Also has a presentation function. |
| Sound Recorder | org.gnome.SoundRecorder | A very simple sound recorder app. |
| Text Editor | org.gnome.TextEditor | A basic text editor. Has support for tabs and some basic customization options. |
| Calculator | org.gnome.Calculator | A relatively powerful calculator app. |
| Calendar | org.gnome.Calendar | A basic calendar app with support for account syncing. |
| Clocks | org.gnome.clocks | A basic clock app. |
| Camera | org.gnome.Snapshot | A basic camera app. |
| Contacts | org.gnome.Contacts | A basic contacts app with support for account syncing. |
| Maps | org.gnome.Maps | A very simple maps application, has issues determining your location sometimes. |
| Weather | org.gnome.Weather | A very simple weather application. |
| Web | org.gnome.Epiphany | A very simple web browser. lacks extension support and has very weak adblocking. |
| Connections | org.gnome.Connections | Simple remote desktop client application supporting the RDP, VNC and SPICE protocols. |
| Firmware | org.gnome.Firmware | A very simple application for displaying and updating the firmware of your devices. |
| Fonts | org.gnome.font-viewer | A very simple font viewer application. Can install fonts. |
| Document Scanner | org.gnome.SimpleScan | A very simple document scanner application. Install NAPS2 if you want something more powerful. |
| Disk Usage Analyzer | org.gnome.baobab | A very simple disk usage analyzer tool. Can only analyze your home folder. |
| Logs | org.gnome.Logs | A very handy log viewer application to find out issues with your system. |
| Passwords and Keys | org.gnome.seahorse.Application | A basic key management application for creating and managing your GPG, SSH and gnome-keyring/libsecret keys. |
GNOME Extra Stuff
| App Name | App ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Refine | page.tesk.Refine | A successor to the GNOME Tweaks application. Lets you tweak and configure various aspects of the GNOME DE. |
| Extension Manager | com.mattjakeman.ExtensionManager | An GNOME Shell extension manager application. Lets you directly install and manage your GNOME extensions and check whether they are compatible with your current GNOME version. |
| Flatseal | com.github.tchx84.Flatseal | A very powerful application for configuring the permissions and other aspects of your Flatpak apps |
| Ignition | io.github.flattool.Ignition | A basic startup application manager. |
| Resources | net.nokyan.Resources | A beautiful, stunning and powerful system monitor utility. |
| Gear Lever | it.mijorus.gearlever | An application for integrating appimages into your system. |
| Pika Backup | org.gnome.World.PikaBackup | A very powerful and flexible backup utility. |
| Foliate | com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate | A beautiful ebook reader. |
| Fractal | org.gnome.Fractal | A Matrix client. Supports multi-account. |
| DistroShelf | com.ranfdev.DistroShelf | An application for managing distrobox containers, should you need one. |
| Keypunch | dev.bragefuglseth.Keypunch | A simple, minimal typing practice app with support for a wide variety of languages. |
| Bottles | com.usebottles.bottles | An extremely feature-rich wine and wine-prefix manager app. I prefer it over Lutris and all other wine managers. |
| Authenticator | com.belmoussaoui.Authenticator | A basic but really useful app for managing your 2FA codes. Supports Aegis and tons of other 2FA OTP providers. |
Other Utilities
| App Name | App ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox | org.mozilla.firefox | Has better integration for linux than most other browsers. Supports HW-Accelerated Video Transcoding OOTB for Intel and AMD GPUs. |
| Tor Browser Launcher | org.torproject.torbrowser-launcher | uhh |
| qBittorrent | org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent | Postmodern Marxist-Leninism. |
| Vesktop | dev.vencord.Vesktop | A better Discord client with support for proper, functional screen sharing on Wayland with audio. |
| Slack | com.slack.Slack | Discord for BBA grads. |
| Telegram Desktop | org.telegram.desktop | Atp having this installed is more questionable than having the Tor Browser installed. |
| OnlyOffice Desktop Editors | org.onlyoffice.desktopeditors | Best replacement for MS Office with good linux support. |
| Obsidian | md.obsidian.Obsidian | Best notetaking app in existence. |
| OBS Studio | com.obsproject.Studio | works ig |
| LocalSend | org.localsend.localsend_app | Fantastic app for quickly and easily sharing files between devices. A decent Airdrop/Quick Share/Shareit replacement. |
| RetroArch | org.libretro.RetroArch | Jack of emulating all retro games, master of none. |
| GIMP | org.gimp.GIMP | Image editor, I hate it. |
| Krita | org.kde.krita | Image editor, I love it. |
| Kdenlive | org.kde.kdenlive | Very basic video editor, I am neutral. Get DaVinci Resolve Studio + DavinciBox if you need something good. |
| Fedora Media Writer | org.fedoraproject.MediaWriter | Best ISO flasher utility for linux. |
| Virtual Machine Manager | org.virt_manager.virt-manager | A very powerful app for creating and managing VMs, also grab the QEMU addon. |
Apps to add later
- Syncthingy
- Gradia
- Desktop Plus (GIT UI)
- gitg
- Collision
- Inspector
- Pods
- File Roller
- Secrets
- Polari
- Pinta
- Inkscape
- Tuba