Many of these applications are not available in the Debian repository, and others are difficult to package (e.g., because they expect outdated libraries that virtually no distribution now includes).
Sandboxing as a security feature can play a role, or isolating apps so that they do not interfere with other programs.Īdditionally, not all software can be easily packaged and kept up to date with the use of traditional package formats, especially for distributions like Kali Linux that ship hundreds of highly specialized applications. Some approaches allow you to install multiple versions of a program simultaneously. The new package formats (e.g., Flatpak and Snap) are becoming more and more widespread, and for many reasons, containers are becoming increasingly important, even in the everyday lives of average desktop users.ĭevelopers want to see their software reach users more quickly without having to create packages in different formats. The way distributions deliver software is changing.
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