Flatpak 1.16.1 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Brings More Enhancements

Posted by hanuca on May 11, 2025 7:50 PM CST
9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor
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Flatpak 1.16.1 was released today as the latest stable version of this popular Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework and the first maintenance update to the Flatpak 1.16 series.

Flatpak 1.16.1 brings various enhancements like the ability to allow a child account to update existing apps by default when using parental controls to ensure that security and bugfix updates can be installed. This change can be overridden by setting polkit policy rules for the org.freedesktop.Flatpak.override-parental-controls-update action.

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