A security researcher identified a vulnerability in bubblewrap (bwrap), a sandboxing tool used by Flatpak, that could allow escape from the sandbox, though the risk is limited to malicious Flatpak app…
For AI coding agents that need fast, lightweight sandboxing, three Docker alternatives have emerged: Podman, Bubblewrap (bwrap), and Firejail, each with different trade-offs. Podman offers daemonless,…
A developer reports that Flatpak apps disappear in Elementary OS 8.1 after certain package installations or repository additions. The developer shares a troubleshooting solution involving reinstalling…
GNOME-aligned AI assistant Newelle released version 1.4.5, adding integrated AI image generation support via Stable Diffusion and cloud models from OpenAI, Pollinations, and OpenRouter. The update als…
A proposed Flatpak-NG package format threatens to break compatibility with non-systemd Linux distributions, potentially alienating users who avoid systemd. The new format would rely on systemd-specifi…
Flathub, the primary repository for Flatpak applications, has banned the submission of apps containing AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or other content. The policy change, which also …
On May 29, 2026, Flathub maintainer Bart Piotrowski rewrote the Linux app store's generative AI policy to ban all applications containing AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or content. T…
Flathub, the primary repository for Flatpak applications, has implemented a new policy banning the use of AI-generated code and AI-assisted submissions for all applications, including manifests, build…
Flathub's infrastructure works, focusing on its CDN and caching layer, which relies on the American company Fastly as a key component. The author notes that while Fastly supports Flathub for free, thi…