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Re:AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere by probonopd on Saturday February 27, 2016 @12:15PM (#11187689)
Well, first of all AppImageKit is not a package manager. For a comparison with xdg-app and other systems, see https://github.com/probonopd/AppImageKit/wiki/Similar-projec...

As for sandboxing, this is definitely an area which we would like to add to AppImageKit, e.g., see https://github.com/probonopd/AppImageKit/issues/77 - thoughts and pull requests welcome!

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Re:AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere by braderhart on Saturday February 27, 2016 @02:47PM (#11188166)
Why are you not using containers for sandboxing?
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Re:AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere by probonopd on Saturday February 27, 2016 @04:08PM (#11188504)
Probably just because I haven't had the time to investigate them yet. Can containers be used without the need for root access? Pull requests welcome.
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