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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Chrome/Chromium Experimenting With Flatpak Packaging (www.phoronix.com)

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An exciting development for this Linux app sandboxing and distribution tech. This would also help improve Google Chrome/Chromium support outside the likes of RPM and Debian based distributions with a cleaner packaging experience.

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[–] nyan@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I'd be more impressed if they stopped bundling random crap. It's their unwillingness to use upstream's dependencies and toolchains that makes Chromium a nightmare to package on Gentoo, and flatpaks are not going to fix that. They bundle clang, rust, and so many additional libraries that the "must keep bundled version to prevent breakage" list is almost 300 items long. This is not the correct way to ensure reproducibility, guys.