Flatpak Officially Released for Next-Generation, Standalone GNU/Linux Apps

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Softpedia has been informed by GNOME Project’s Allan Day about the official unveiling and general availability of the Flatpak project for various GNU/Linux operating systems.

This is not the first time we talk about Flatpak, which some of you already know is an independent, cross-distro framework that allows the use of various desktop applications on multiple Linux kernel-based operating systems. Our readers might also be aware that Flatpak was previously dubbed XDG-App.

Flatpak emerged as the solution of choice for GNU/Linux and open-source application developers who were looking for a way to distribute their software projects more easily across multiple desktops and operating systems, without having to spend hours or even days building packages for each major Linux distro.

“Application developers on Linux have always been prevented from having a direct relationship with their users. With Flatpak we’re aiming to change that, so developers know exactly what their … (read more)

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