Packages

All Officially Supported Package Formats

You should be aware of these:

• r/linux/are_appimages_always_secure ARCHIVED

• boredsquirrel/dont-use-appimages ARCHIVED

• Snaps vs Flatpaks vs Appimages ARCHIVED

• YT/Snaps vs Flatpaks vs Appimages vs Packages

• The security risks of Flathub ARCHIVED

• Flatpak - an insecurity nightmare ARCHIVED

• YT/Your favourite Linux packaging format isn’t as secure as you think…

• YT/I was wrong about Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap (Containerised Apps Presentation) [FOSDEM 2023]

These are usually GUI Applications packaged in one of the following formats:

ArchiveAppBundleAppImageFlatImageGameImage (TBD)NixAppImageRunImage