Available Runtimes¶
This page provides information about available Flatpak runtimes. It is primarily intended as information for application developers and distributors.
There are currently three main runtimes available: Freedesktop, GNOME and KDE. These are all hosted on Flathub. Each runtime comes with the corresponding SDK for building, and extensions for specific uses.
What is mentioned here is just a high level look at the contents. To have up
to date information simply install the runtime and open a shell inside of it
(flatpak run org.freedesktop.Sdk//22.08) from there you can look around or
use tools like pkg-config --list-all. In the runtime shell you can also
inspect /usr/manifest.json, which lists the sources used to build it.
Freedesktop¶
The Freedesktop runtime is the standard runtime that can be used for any application and contains a set of essential libraries and services, including D-Bus, GLib, Gtk3, PulseAudio, X11 and Wayland.
The Freedesktop runtime is maintained here and has a website here.
Available Freedesktop runtimes:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| org.freedesktop.Platform | Runtime |
| org.freedesktop.Sdk | SDK |
The following runtime extensions are available:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale | Runtime translations (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel{,.i386} | Intel vaapi drivers (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full | All ffmpeg codecs (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Platform.Compat.{architecture} | 32 bits compatible extension |
| org.freedesktop.Platform.Compat.{architecture}.debug | 32 bits compatible extension (debug) |
| org.freedesktop.Platform.GL{,32}.default | Mesa drivers (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Platform.GL{,32}.mesa-git | Mesa drivers, latest (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Sdk.Debug | SDK debug information (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Sdk.Locale | SDK translations (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Sdk.Docs | SDK documentation (extension) |
| org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.toolchain-{architecture} | SDK cross compilers (extension) |
GNOME¶
The GNOME runtime is appropriate for any application that uses the GNOME platform. It is based on the Freedesktop runtime and adds the GNOME platform, including:
- Clutter
- Gjs
- GObject Introspection
- GStreamer
- GVFS
- Libnotify
- Libsecret
- LibSoup
- PyGObject
- Vala
- WebKitGTK
The GNOME runtime is maintained here.
Available GNOME runtimes:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| org.gnome.Platform | Runtime |
| org.gnome.Sdk | SDK |
The following runtime extensions are available:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| org.gnome.Platform.Locale | Runtime translations (extension) |
| org.gnome.Sdk.Debug | SDK debug information (extension) |
| org.gnome.Sdk.Locale | SDK translations (extension) |
| org.gnome.Sdk.Docs | SDK documentation (extension) |
KDE¶
The KDE runtime is also based on the Freedesktop runtime and adds Qt and KDE Frameworks. It is appropriate for any application that makes use of the KDE platform and most Qt-based applications.
The KDE runtime is maintained here.
Available KDE runtimes:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| org.kde.Platform | Runtime |
| org.kde.Sdk | SDK |
The following runtime extensions are available:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| org.kde.Platform.Locale | Runtime translations (extension) |
| org.kde.Sdk.Debug | SDK debug information (extension) |
| org.kde.Sdk.Locale | SDK translations (extension) |
| org.kde.Sdk.Docs | SDK documentation (extension) |
elementary¶
The elementary runtime is appropriate for any application that would like to publish in elementary AppCenter. It is based on the GNOME runtime and adds the elementary platform, including:
- elementary Icons
- elementary Stylesheet
- elementary Sound Theme
- Granite
The elementary runtime is maintained here.
Available elementary runtimes:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| io.elementary.Platform | Runtime |
| io.elementary.Sdk | SDK |
The following runtime extensions are available:
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| io.elementary.Platform.Locale | Runtime translations (extension) |
| io.elementary.Sdk.Debug | SDK debug information (extension) |
| io.elementary.Sdk.Locale | SDK translations (extension) |
| io.elementary.Sdk.Docs | SDK documentation (extension) |