Linux Flatpak Flatpak is a software package system for Linux, which is supported by a wide variousity of distributions and provide features like isolated environments (so called sandboxes) or creating your own repository for your applications. Flatpak is mainly used for graphical applications. Concepts Runtime - Applications do not run directly in your OS, they are isolated in Sandboxes. For each application, a so called runtime is chosen. Those runtimes are a base, which can be used by multiple applications. This base contains dependencies, libraries and other requirements the app needs to be executed. Sandbox Repository Build a Flatpak bundle TODO Check open ports If you want to check open ports on your Linux device, you can use the ss command (socket statistics). Older versions may use netstat . ss Example: ss -tulpen Flags: -t → TCP -u → UDP -l → nur listening sockets -p → Prozess anzeigen -e → erweiterte Infos -n → keine DNS-Auflösung (schneller)