14 DAY TRIAL // Endless Computers announced today on their Twitter account that Endless OS has recently become the first GNU/Linux distribution to enable support for Flatpak apps from Flathub by default with the latest release.
Flatpak has been around for some time now, and it's gaining more and more popularity among GNU/Linux distributions. Endless OS is the latest to announce that it brings support for Flatpak apps, though it's the first to offer support for this universal binary format directly from the Flathub repository, by default.
Last month, the Flatpak developers over at Red Hat announced that their Flathub software repository received a modern, web-based frontend, which allows users to easily browse all available Flatpak apps at a glance, and developers to add their own Flatpaks to the list of more than 100 apps.
Support for Flatpak apps from Flathub is enabled in Endless OS 3.2.5
Starting with version 3.2.5, the Endless OS installation images enable support for installing Flatpak apps from the Flathub repository by default. The latest Endless OS version at the moment of writing is 3.2.6 though, and you can download for 64-bit computers with your preferred language from the official website.
While major distros like Ubuntu aim to ship an all-Snap system starting with next year's Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release, it looks like others are adopting Flatpak apps. Endless OS already comes preloaded with more than 100 apps and utilities that do not require Internet access and are easily accessible.
With the adoption of the Flatpak technologies, Endless OS aims to offer users access to even a broader range of software applications. To see which Flatpak apps you can install from the Flathub repository on your Endless OS system, don't hesitate to visit the official website at flathub.org/apps.
Endless OS became the first major distro to enable @FlatpakApps from Flathub by default in version 3.2.5. #EndlessAMA pic.twitter.com/tqGWwQ1nHU — Endless Computers (@endlessglobal) October 11, 2017