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		Ferret7446 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Future of Flatpak None of the common cross-distro packaging mechanisms have anything to do with virtualization. The core problem is software dependencies.

ggm 7 months ago [–]

A mechanism which can bundle its dependencies into an isolated runtime means dependencies do not fate share except at the ABI to the underlying OS.

Virtualised container apps have simpler dependencies.

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