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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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GNOME Software May Eventually Drop RPM Support In Favor Of Flatpaks (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dependencies are contained in the flatpak. That's why something like zenmap. Which requires python 2. Can run on a system that doesn't have python 2 installes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

That's it. You've solved it. Flatpaks are the best. Give me one driver I can install as a Flatpak. Anything that is non-app that is flatpak