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* [[Sony PlayStation 3]] - Used for [[Downloadable content|DLC]] on the [[PlayStation Network]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PKG_files |title=.PKG File|publisher=PSDevWiki|accessdate= 15 March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sony PlayStation 3]] - Used for [[Downloadable content|DLC]] on the [[PlayStation Network]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PKG_files |title=.PKG File|publisher=PSDevWiki|accessdate= 15 March 2015}}</ref>


* [[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) - 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.
* [[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.


* 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
* 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

Revision as of 04:21, 17 June 2015

PKG
Filename extension
.pkg
Developed byApple Inc.,
Sony Computer Entertainment,
Symbian Ltd.
Container forapplications
  • Solaris, [2] 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.
  • AT&T UNIX System V .pkg files are cpio archives that contain specific file tree structures.[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.
  • 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.
  • PTC/CoCreate 3D Modeling application use .pkg files to store model files. This .pkg file uses the zip file format.

References

  1. ^ ".PKG File". PSDevWiki. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ Philip Brown. "How to make a Solaris package (pkg format)". Bolthole.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ^ AT&T. "SYSTEM V Application Binary Interface" (PDF). SCO Group. Retrieved 16 March 2015. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 9 (help)
  4. ^ Nokia Corporation. "Deploying an Application on the Symbian platform". Digia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.