Flatpak 0.6.13 Universal Linux Binary Format Is a Major Update with New Features

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Today, October 25, 2016, Alex Larsson had the great pleasure of announcing the release of Flatpak 0.6.13, a new major update for the universal binary package format for GNU/Linux distributions.

For those not in the know, Flatpak is an application container that lets you package your open source project as a standalone binary that can be easily distributed across multiple Linux-based operating systems, independent of the package manager of that particular OS. Flatpak 0.6.13 is now the latest version, coming three weeks after Flatpak 0.6.12, and it looks like it’s the biggest so far, bringing app layering support to flatpak-builder, as well as support for extension directories.

“In addition to using a runtime as an extension, Flatpak apps can now use regular directories in ~/.local/share/flatpak/extension and /var… (read more)

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