packages

icon	description
compact-disc	All Officially Supported Package Formats

Packages

{% hint style="warning" %} 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] {% endhint %}

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

{% content-ref url="archive/" %} archive {% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="appbundle/" %} appbundle {% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="appimage/" %} appimage {% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="flatimage/" %} flatimage {% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="gameimage-tbd/" %} gameimage-tbd {% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="nixappimage/" %} nixappimage {% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="runimage/" %} runimage {% endcontent-ref %}