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    Flatpack - The Future of Application Distribution

    This was posted on the KDE neon Facebook page:

    Developer Unstable Edition added xdg-desktop-portal-kde today which will be used to integrate KDE apps with Flatpak     http://flatpak.org/
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    I noticed the use of "-no-gpg-verify". How are these apps being vetted? Looks like a gaping security hole, unless Flatpak runs its apps in a real sandbox, chroot or firejail.


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      Supposedly:

      Secure, sandboxed applications
      Flatpak's sandboxing technology prevents exploits and hinders malicious applications.
      Windows no longer obstructs my view.
      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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