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Flatpak 1.16 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released

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Marius Nestor
Jan 13, 2025

Coming two and a half years after Flatpak 1.14, the Flatpak 1.16 release introduces the FLATPAK_TTY_PROGRESS environment variable to re-enable the terminal progress indicator escape sequences, support for compiling Flatpak using Meson instead of Autotools, and support for Flatpak apps to use Kerberos authentication without needing a sandbox hole.
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Marius Nestor

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