Cpak is an OCI-based application package format for Linux systems, providing Docker-style compatibility, host GPU integration, and secure resource access to streamline deployment across desktops, servers, and devices.
# cpak - The OCI application package format for Linux
Source: [https://cpak.it/](https://cpak.it/)
## Deploy asfreely as you develop
cpakis the OCI application package format for Linux desktops, servers and devices\.
The Store
## Familiar apps, ready for cpak
Every package has a clear manifest, a real origin and a command you can inspect before installing it\.
[Browse every packagearrow\_forward](https://cpak.it/store)
cpak Learn
## Learn cpak by making it decide
Follow a complete course, change real manifests and see what cpak accepts, refuses or changes\. Professional paths lead to an exam and a public, verifiable credential\.
[Open cpak Learn](https://cpak.it/learn)
### Ultra\-light footprint
Two static binaries provide the runtime and one shared content store for every application\.
### Docker\-style compatibility
Familiar Dockerfile syntax, layer caching and incremental builds without a container daemon in production\.
### Host GPU integration
Bind host graphics drivers at launch instead of packaging a second driver stack in every image\.
### Secure system resource access
Declare access to DBus, sockets and devices\. Grant only the resources an application needs\.
### Git\-native versioning
Install any tag, branch or exact commit SHA, then pin the source that should receive updates\.
### One package model
Use the same manifest and command across systems, with an OCI image built for each architecture\.
Apple has released an open-source tool called 'container' that creates and runs Linux containers as lightweight VMs on Mac with Apple silicon, supporting OCI-compatible images.
Introduces Toolpak, a tool designed to address developer tooling and dependency management gaps in image-based operating systems, comparing it with existing approaches like Flatpak and Toolbox.
Introduces pkgcli, a new command-line client for PackageKit that offers human-friendly commands, colored output, a JSON scripting mode, and better internationalization, replacing the decade-old pkcon.
Apple has released 'container', an open-source tool that lets macOS users create and run Linux containers as lightweight virtual machines, optimized for Apple silicon and supporting OCI-compatible images.