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flatpak-pin − Pin runtimes to prevent automatic removal
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flatpak pin [OPTION...] PATTERN... |
Flatpak maintains a list of patterns that define which refs are pinned. A pinned ref will never be automatically uninstalled (as are unused runtimes periodically). This can be useful if for example you are using a runtime for development purposes.
Runtimes that are explicitly installed, rather than installed as a dependency of something else, are automatically pinned.
The patterns are just a partial ref, with the * character matching anything within that part of the ref. Only runtimes can be pinned, not apps. Here are some example patterns:
org.some.Runtime
org.some.Runtime//unstable
runtime/org.domain.*
org.some.Runtime/arm
To list the current set of pins, run this command without any patterns.
The following options are understood:
−h, −−help
Show help options and exit.
−−remove
Instead of adding the patterns, remove matching patterns.
−−user
Pin refs in a per−user installation.
−−system
Pin refs in the default system−wide installation.
−−installation=NAME
Pin refs in a system−wide installation specified by NAME among those defined in /etc/flatpak/installations.d/. Using −−installation=default is equivalent to using −−system.
−v, −−verbose
Print debug information during command processing.
$ flatpak pin
$ flatpak pin org.freedesktop.Platform//19.08
$ flatpak pin −−remove org.freedesktop.Platform//19.08
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