Stop multiple instances of a Flatpak application from opening simultaneously

Aug 5, 2026
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I just installed a Fedora Atomic variant called Caracal which leans heavily on Flatpak.

For a number of apps that I have installed it is possible, though undesirable, to open multiple instances, simply by choosing the app from the launcher or Krunner.

How can I stop this?

It’s happening with Digikam and this could cause database corruption

Thanks!

B

As KDE apps are maintained by the KDE team, it’s where you should report your issue to. This forums is for Flathub-specific discussions.

A

Ah okay. It seems to be specific to the Flatpak version. I’ll ask kde