Examining Flatpak applications

First is one of Fedora’s founding principles, so Fedora Linux is always on the cutting edge.

Flatpak is a new distribution-independent format for packaging and distributing Linux desktop applications.

The main goals of Flatpak include the following:

• Create a single installation file that could be distributed to users of all distributions
• Run applications that are as isolated as possible from the rest of the system

The biggest benefit to users is the ability to run any application, regardless of the version of Fedora Linux they use.

Its development name was xdg-app and it was renamed Flatpak in 2016 to reflect the fact that it became ready for wider use.

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux.

Flatpak applications are installed through the flatpak command or through a GUI such as GNOME Software or KDE Discover.

Flatpak introduces some basic concepts...