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'''.pkg''' (package) is a [[filename extension]] used for several [[file format]]s that contain packages of [[software]] and other files to be installed onto a certain device, [[operating system]], or [[filesystem]], such as [[macOS]], [[iOS]], the [[PlayStation Vita]], the [[PlayStation 3]], the [[PlayStation 4]] and the [[PlayStation 5]]. |
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* [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]] — used for installation of [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 5]] software, applications, homebrew, and [[Downloadable content|DLC]] from the [[PlayStation Store]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PKG_files |title=.PKG File|publisher=PSDevWiki|accessdate= 15 March 2015}}</ref> |
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* [[System V Release 4]] (SVR4) .pkg files are [[cpio]] archives that contain specific file tree structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sco.com/developers/devspecs/gabi41.pdf|title=SYSTEM V Application Binary Interface|publisher=SCO Group|author=AT&T|accessdate= 16 March 2015}}</ref> They are software packages that can be installed, removed and tracked using the pkgadd, pkgrm, and pkginfo commands. The SVR4-based [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], and the Solaris-based [[illumos]], support that package format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/makeapackage.html|title=How to make a Solaris package (pkg format)|publisher=Bolthole.com|author=Philip Brown|accessdate= 11 October 2013}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * [[Symbian]] use .pkg files to store configuration information used to generate [[.sis]] installer packages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.6/deployment-symbian.html|title=Deploying an Application on the Symbian platform|publisher=Digia.com|author=Nokia Corporation|accessdate=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809131711/http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.6/deployment-symbian.html|archive-date=2014-08-09|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * Apple [[Newton (platform)|Newton]] operating system used files ending in .pkg for Newton applications and software. As a result, when seen from the Mac OS X [[Finder (software)|Finder]], Newton applications appear the same as Mac OS X Installer packages, however they do not share their file format.{{cn|date=April 2020}} |
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* [[Microsoft]] is said to use .pkg files for profile storage on [[Xbox Network]].{{cn|date=April 2020}} |
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* L3 Avionics systems use some .pkg files for software updates.{{cn|date=April 2020}} |
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* [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/makeapackage.html|title=How to make a Solaris package (pkg format)|publisher=Bolthole.com|author=Philip Brown|accessdate= 11 October 2013}}</ref> or [[SunOS]] [[operating system]] (OS) - Denotes software packages that can be installed, removed and tracked using the pkgadd, pkgrm,and pkginfo commands. Solaris is a derivative of the [[AT&T]] [[UNIX]] OS, and the .pkg extension was also used on AT&T UNIX [[System V]] OS. |
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* AT&T UNIX [[System V]] .pkg files are [[cpio]] archives that contain specific file tree structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sco.com/developers/devspecs/gabi41.pdf|title=SYSTEM V Application Binary Interface|publisher=SCO Group|author=AT&T|accessdate= 16 March 2015}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | * [[Symbian]] use .pkg files to store configuration information used to generate [[.sis]] installer packages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doc.qt.digia.com/4.6/deployment-symbian.html|title=Deploying an Application on the Symbian platform|publisher=Digia.com|author=Nokia Corporation|accessdate= |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 24 August 2024
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| Developed by | Apple Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Symbian Ltd. |
| Container for | Applications |
.pkg (package) is a filename extension used for several file formats that contain packages of software and other files to be installed onto a certain device, operating system, or filesystem, such as macOS, iOS, the PlayStation Vita, the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5.
- The macOS and iOS operating systems made by Apple use .pkg extensions for Apple software packages using the Xar format internally.
- PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 — used for installation of PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 software, applications, homebrew, and DLC from the PlayStation Store[1]
- System V Release 4 (SVR4) .pkg files are cpio archives that contain specific file tree structures.[2] They are software packages that can be installed, removed and tracked using the pkgadd, pkgrm, and pkginfo commands. The SVR4-based Solaris, and the Solaris-based illumos, support that package format.[3]
- Symbian use .pkg files to store configuration information used to generate .sis installer packages.[4]
- BeOS Used .pkg files in the 90's as part of their software package platform. Be Inc. bought Starcode Software Inc. and acquired their packaging tools.[citation needed]
- Apple Newton operating system used files ending in .pkg for Newton applications and software. As a result, when seen from the Mac OS X Finder, Newton applications appear the same as Mac OS X Installer packages, however they do not share their file format.[citation needed]
- PTC/CoCreate 3D Modeling application use .pkg files to store model files. This .pkg file uses the zip file format.[citation needed]
- Microsoft is said to use .pkg files for profile storage on Xbox Network.[citation needed]
- L3 Avionics systems use some .pkg files for software updates.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ".PKG File". PSDevWiki. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ AT&T. "SYSTEM V Application Binary Interface" (PDF). SCO Group. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ Philip Brown. "How to make a Solaris package (pkg format)". Bolthole.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Nokia Corporation. "Deploying an Application on the Symbian platform". Digia.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 15 March 2015.