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Flatpak

Flatpak is the new framework for desktop applications on Linux Created by freedesktop

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Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including different versions. And it has been designed from the ground up with security in mind, so that apps are isolated from each other and from the host system.

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Flatpak was added by NickAshley in Dec 2016 and the latest update was made in May 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2018 There is a history of all activites on Flatpak in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Flatpak or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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