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Flatpak 1.16.1 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Brings More Enhancements

Flatpak 1.16.1 was released today as the latest stable version of this popular Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework and the first maintenance update to the Flatpak 1.16 series.

Flatpak 1.16.1 brings various enhancements like the …

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Flatpak 1.16 Improves USB Access, Wayland Integration & Accessibility

A new stable release of Flatpak is out with a wealth of improvements in tow. Flatpak 1.16.0 is the first stable release in the new 1.16.x series, coming more than two years after the Flatpak 1.14.x cycle began and containing features, fixes, and other …

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Flatpak 1.16 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released

Flatpak 1.16 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download. This is a major release that brings several new features and improvements.
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Flatpak 1.16 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released

Flatpak 1.16 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download. This is a major release that brings several new features and improvements.
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Warehouse Makes Managing Flatpak Apps on Ubuntu Easy

Flatpak is no longer just a promising format whose potential lay in the far future – it’s already the go-to way for developers to package and distribute their software on Linux, including to those of us using Ubuntu. While Ubuntu has no pla…

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How to Downgrade Flatpak App Package in Ubuntu Linux

This tutorial shows how to downgrade and lock (prevent automatic & manual update) Flatpak app packages in Ubuntu and other Linux. Flatpak is an universal Linux package format that runs in sandbox environment. Many popular applications (e.g., Firefox, GIMP, OBS Studio) provide official Linux packages through Flatpak, and Flathub repository hosts tons of app packages […]

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Flatpak Update Fails After Upgrading Curl To 8.10 In Debian 12 | Here’s How To Fix It

Flatpak update command fails after upgrading Curl to version 8.10 from backports repository In Debian 12 Linux. Here’s how to fix it.
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Warehouse is an Ultimate Toolbox for Managing Flatpak Apps

Discover Warehouse, a user-friendly tool for handling Flatpak apps and remotes on Linux, offering features like checking installed details and user data management.
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How to Install Flatpak Apps on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

In this tutorial, learn the simple steps to enable Flatpak support in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to expand your app options.
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7 Useful Free and Open-Source Flatpak Tools

This article focuses on useful Flatpak tools. Only free and open-source software is eligible for inclusion.
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Solus Announces Transition Away From Snap

Solus drops AppArmor patches in Linux kernel 6.9 and phase out Snap support by 2025, shifting focus to Flatpak for software installs.
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Peppermint OS’s Family Expands With ‘Loaded’ Version

Peppermint Loaded: Complete with pre-installed apps, Flatpak support, Mint Store integration, and more for a pleasant out-of-the-box experience.
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Linux Mint Will Hide Unverified Flatpaks in Software Manager

The Software Manager app in Linux Mint 22 will deliver faster start-up times and introduce a significant security safeguard for search results. As you may know (and if you don’t, what’s living on Mars like? ;P), the Linux Mint Software Mana…

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Install & Manage Flatpak Apps with This Full-Featured Tool

Have many Flatpak app packages installed on your Linux desktop or mobile? Here’s an app to install, remove, downgrade, and manage app data with a simple graphical interface. Flatpak is getting popular in today’s Linux, and some (e.g., Linux Mint, Fedora, and Pop!_OS) even have it support out-of-the-box. User can install (or uninstall) a Flatpak […]

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Team Kodi Announces Retirement of Their Ubuntu PPA

As Team Kodi PPA retires, the focus shifts to Flatpak to deliver stable and nightly Kodi builds to more Linux users.
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How to Install/Remove Flatpak (.flatpakref) in Ubuntu 24.04

This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install (or uninstall) Flatpak App Package, including local .flatpakref file, in Ubuntu 24.04. Flatpak is an universal package format that can be installed in most Linux with a sandbox environment. It’s a free open-source project developed by Flatpak Team, which has closer relationship to […]

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How to Install Flatpak Apps from Flathub Beta Repository

This simple tutorial shows how to install Beta version of your Flatpak app package from Flathub Beta repository in Ubuntu Linux. Flatpak now is one of the top popular package formats for Linux. It runs in sandbox, allowing to easily manage software permissions and installing latest apps without worrying about dependency issues. Most software developers […]

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Flathub Now Has Over 1 Million Active Flatpak App Users

Flathub is currently one of the most popular app stores for Linux, serving 1.6 billion downloads of over 2,400 apps in the Flatpak format, of which more than 850 have been verified by their original authors. And now, Flathub proudly announced today tha…

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Mozilla Firefox 122 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

For Linux users, Firefox 122 looks like will finally ship with a DEB package for Debian-based distributions, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc., that don’t want to use Firefox in a containerized bundle like Snap or Flatpak.
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Flatpak Fans Will Want to Install This Neat New Tool

Flatpak fans will want to check out Warehouse. Warehouse is new GTK4/libadwaita tool that makes it easy to manage Flatpak apps and Flatpak remotes (e.g., Flathub, GNOME Nightly, etc) on Linux desktops. It’s particularly nifty as it provides a GUI…

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