The Status of Universal Package Systems

Related content

• Universal Package Systems

  Billed as the future of package management, universal package systems like Snappy and Flatpak have failed to live up to their promise.

  more »
• Command Line – Package Managers

  We look at four contenders that want to become the Linux universal package manager, although the reality is still on the horizon.

  more »
• Why Debian Policy is important to package quality
  more »
• Why universal packages aren't universal solutions
  more »
• Flatpak and Snap

  The new container-inspired package formats Flatpak and Snap have landed in the territory occupied by conventional Linux package systems such as RPM and Dpkg.

  more »