Flatpak, the open source tool for application virtualization and software deployment, has received a major update that brings many new commands and options, as well as other enhancements.
Flatpak 0.11.8 is right now the most advanced version of this Universal binary format used to port the applications between the various Linux distributions with ease. In this version the code “- -allow = bluetooth”To allow the use of AF-BLUETOOTH sockets.
A new command called “flatpack repair"Which allows users to review and repair the installations with Flatpak, in relation to this the arguments"-Alles"And"- - unused"To uninstall command"flatpack uninstall”To allow all files and processes related to the program to be uninstalled to be eliminated.
The command "flat pack info"Also receives new arguments,"- - show-location,""- - show-runtime,"And"- - show-sdk,"The latter have also been added as an option for the" commandflatpak remote-info."Additional, the framework now sends a new"flatpak-Upgrade-From”During updates.
Faster updates and installations
Among all the notable changes implemented in Flatpack 0.11.8 we can mention that now P2P operations work offline. Flatpak now uses p11-kit-server, if it is installed on the host system this helps you to move the trusted certificate from the store to the virtualized application.
To make application developers implement installations and updates on the frontend, Flatpak 0.11.8 introduces a new transaction API in libflatpak library. This also adds a new optimization layer on Flatpak installs and updates especially for cleaning and execution operations, making them faster compared to previous versions.
Finally, the command "flatpack uninstall”Has been updated to not allow users to remove a runtime that is required by another installed application, also adds a fix for a performance problem when starting an application and another for the commands“flatpack Info,""flat pack list,""flatpack Search,"And"flatpak remotes”Work correctly on hosts that do not include / var / lib / flatpak.
To install this version of Flatpak you just need to take a look at the software repositories of your Linux distribution, the update will arrive in the next few days. If you want to do a manual installation, you only need to enter the official site.