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Type of computer archive
Package format is a type of archive containing computer programs and additional metadata needed by package managers ;[ 1] package . While the archive file format itself may be unchanged, package formats carry additional metadata, such as a manifest file or certain directory layouts. Packages may contain either source code or executable files .
Packages may be converted from one type to another with software such as Alien .
Software supply chain and security [ edit ] Packages are an important component in managing the security and integrity of the software supply chain. Packages containing executables and configuration can be digitally signed to establish the integrity of running software and protect against tampering.[ 2]
Package formats that support code signing include .deb (Debian ), .msi (Microsoft Windows ), .apk (Android ) and .ipa (IOS , IPadOS ).
Format
Consumed by
.ipa
IOS , IPadOS
Ports (BSD)
pkgsrc , FreeBSD , OpenBSD [ 3]
PKG
macOS , iOS , PlayStation 3 , Solaris , SunOS , UNIX System V , Symbian , BeOS , Apple Newton
Format
Consumed by
AAB
Android
APK (Alpine)
Alpine Linux [ 4]
APK (Android)
Android
AppImage
Linux distribution -agnostic
Deb
Debian and its derivatives, such as Raspberry Pi OS , Kali Linux , Ubuntu , and Linux Mint [ 5]
ebuild
Gentoo Linux [ 6]
eopkg
Solus [ 7]
Nixpkg
Nix, NixOS , Home Manager
Portage
Gentoo Linux , ChromeOS [ 8]
Flatpak
Linux distribution -agnostic
.app, .hap
HarmonyOS , OpenHarmony , Oniro OS and Linux based Unity Operating System
PISI
Pardus
.pkg.tar.zst
Arch Linux
PUP and PET
Puppy Linux (PUP format is deprecated since version 3.0)
RPM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux , Fedora , derivatives such as CentOS ,[ 9] SUSE Linux Enterprise , openSUSE
Snap
Linux distribution -agnostic, mainly developed for Ubuntu
Arch Linux 's Pacman [ 11] Slackware [ 12] 'tar' archives with generic naming but specific internal structures.
^ Justin Angelo Cappos, Stork: Secure Package Management for VM Environments [permanent dead link ]
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Cooper, David; Feldman, Larry; Witte, Gregory (May 23, 2018). "Protecting Software Integrity Through Code Signing" . National Institute of Standards and Technology
^ "Ports - Working with Ports" . OpenBSD.org .^ "Alpine package format - Alpine Linux" . wiki.alpinelinux.org . Retrieved May 19, 2016 .^ "InstallingSoftware - Community Ubuntu Documentation" . Help.ubuntu.com. Retrieved April 24, 2013 .^ "ebuild" . Retrieved July 29, 2015 .^ "Basics to Package Management" . Retrieved May 1, 2020 .^ "Using Portage to Manage Packages in Gentoo" . linode.com . July 15, 2021.^ "rpm - Trac" . Retrieved September 29, 2014 .^ "App packaging" . Retrieved September 29, 2014 .^ "makepkg.conf(5) Manual Page" .^ "The Slackware Linux Project: Configuration Help" . Retrieved September 29, 2014 .
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