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An improved front end for Apt

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The Status of Universal Package Systems

Competing Standards

30.03.2020

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

Universal Package Formats and How They Differ

Flatpak and Snap

13.06.2017

We talk with Alexander Larsson, the creator of Flatpak, and Thibaut Rouffineau, a member of the Snap team.

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