Flatpak
E203877
application sandboxing system
cross-distribution Linux framework
package management system
software framework
Flatpak is a cross-distribution Linux framework for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flatpak canonical | 5 |
| Flatpak (optional via installation) | 1 |
| flatpak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1831409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flatpak Context triple: [Fedora Kinoite, supports, Flatpak]
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A.
Fedora Silverblue
Fedora Silverblue is an immutable, desktop-focused variant of Fedora Linux that delivers a stable, container-friendly operating system image designed for reliability and easy rollbacks.
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B.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
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C.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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D.
Manjaro
Manjaro is a user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distribution known for its rolling-release model, hardware detection, and preconfigured desktop environments.
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E.
Apt
Apt is a historic market town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its candied fruit production and Provençal charm.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flatpak Target entity description: Flatpak is a cross-distribution Linux framework for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications.
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A.
Fedora Silverblue
Fedora Silverblue is an immutable, desktop-focused variant of Fedora Linux that delivers a stable, container-friendly operating system image designed for reliability and easy rollbacks.
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B.
Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
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C.
MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
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D.
Manjaro
Manjaro is a user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distribution known for its rolling-release model, hardware detection, and preconfigured desktop environments.
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E.
Apt
Apt is a historic market town in southeastern France’s Vaucluse department, known for its candied fruit production and Provençal charm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (89)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application sandboxing system
ⓘ
cross-distribution Linux framework ⓘ package management system ⓘ software framework ⓘ |
| commandLineInterface |
Flatpak
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
flatpak
|
| component |
flatpak portal
ⓘ
flatpak session helper ⓘ flatpak system helper ⓘ flatpak-builder ⓘ |
| configurationFile |
flatpakref
ⓘ
flatpakrepo ⓘ |
| defaultRemote | Flathub ⓘ |
| developer |
Alexander Larsson
ⓘ
Red Hat ⓘ |
| feature |
OSTree-based deployment
ⓘ
application sandboxing ⓘ automatic dependency handling ⓘ declarative permissions ⓘ delta updates ⓘ portal-based permissions ⓘ runtime separation ⓘ runtime updates ⓘ |
| goal |
consistent runtime environment
ⓘ
cross-distribution application distribution ⓘ improved application security ⓘ isolation of applications from host system ⓘ simplified app deployment for developers ⓘ |
| license | LGPL-2.1-or-later ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
building desktop applications
ⓘ
distributing desktop applications ⓘ running sandboxed desktop applications ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| repositoryFormat | OSTree repository ⓘ |
| softwareType |
application distribution system
ⓘ
sandboxing framework ⓘ |
| sourceModel | open source ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
aarch64
ⓘ
arm ⓘ i386 ⓘ ppc64le ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ |
| supportsBuildManifestFormat |
JSON
ⓘ
YAML ⓘ |
| supportsBuildTool | flatpak-builder ⓘ |
| supportsGUIFrontEnd |
GNOME Software
ⓘ
KDE Discover ⓘ elementary AppCenter ⓘ other software centers ⓘ |
| supportsIntegration |
desktop environment integration
ⓘ
icon themes ⓘ themes and extensions ⓘ |
| supportsPermissionType |
D-Bus access
ⓘ
PipeWire access ⓘ PulseAudio access ⓘ Wayland access ⓘ X11 access ⓘ device access ⓘ filesystem access ⓘ network access ⓘ portals-based file access ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Linux desktop
ⓘ
Wayland ⓘ X11 ⓘ |
| supportsRemote |
Flathub
ⓘ
HTTP(S) remotes ⓘ LAN remotes ⓘ custom remotes ⓘ local repositories ⓘ |
| supportsRuntime |
Freedesktop runtime
ⓘ
GNOME runtime ⓘ KDE runtime ⓘ proprietary runtimes ⓘ |
| supportsSandboxing |
command-line applications
ⓘ
desktop applications ⓘ graphical applications ⓘ open-source applications ⓘ proprietary applications ⓘ |
| supportsUpdateModel |
atomic updates
ⓘ
partial updates ⓘ rollback ⓘ rolling updates ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
Bubblewrap
ⓘ
Linux namespaces ⓘ OSTree ⓘ cgroups ⓘ seccomp ⓘ xdg-desktop-portal ⓘ |
| website | https://flatpak.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Flatpak Description of subject: Flatpak is a cross-distribution Linux framework for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
flatpak
subject surface form:
Discover
subject surface form:
Ubuntu MATE
this entity surface form:
Flatpak (optional via installation)