How To Install flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-rpm-macros in Fedora 36. flatpak-rpm-macros is Macros for building RPMS for flatpaks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36.

What is `flatpak-rpm-macros`

The macros in this package set up the RPM build environment so built applications install in /app rather than /usr. This package is meant only for installation in buildroots for modules that will be packaged as Flatpaks.

We can use yum or dnf to install flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install flatpak-rpm-macros.

Install flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install flatpak-rpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install flatpak-rpm-macros

Install flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install flatpak-rpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install flatpak-rpm-macros

How To Uninstall flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the flatpak-rpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove flatpak-rpm-macros

flatpak-rpm-macros Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/rpm
/etc/rpm/macros.flatpak
/usr/lib/rpm/fontconfig-flatpak.prov
/usr/lib64/python3.10/distutils/distutils.cfg
/usr/share/xmvn/config.d/flatpak.xml

References

flatpak-rpm-macros website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install flatpak-rpm-macros on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).