# Flatpak Flatpak is a framework for distributing desktop applications across Linux distributions. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Mobian's 2023 progress DevFeed: [Mobian's 2023 progress]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Mobian team Published: 2024-01-14T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Mobian's Blog]() Topics: [Debian](), [Mobile](), [Flatpak](), [foss](), [FOSDEM]() Tags: [debian](), [distribution](), [fosdem](), [foss](), [mobile]() ### AI overview A retrospective on Mobian's 2023 development, covering the Bookworm stable release, growth in mobile-friendly applications, efforts to reduce Mobian-specific packages and align more closely with Debian, and participation in FOSDEM and distro collaborations. ### Source excerpt Time flies when you are having fun. 2023 was no exception, and we find ourselves in 2024 already! Time to take stock what happened last year (and perhaps also what we attempt to achieve this year). Bookworm release It is safe to say that the bookworm release was a major milestone for Mobian. For the first time, we have a stable release that we find to actually be useful on a mobile screen and phone. Putting out stable images was quite some work but we are proud of it. We had decided to move on and focus on the next development cycle rather than starting to backporting features and releases. So bookworm continues to receive security updates, but no new features. Still, it might be a useful stable base for people who do not like to break their phone that often. By using flatpak and other means, one can even use actual releases of apps and not miss out on the latest hotness. App ecosystem The ecosystem of applications suitable for mobile screen continued to grow in 2023, filling many important functionality gaps. That includes core GNOME apps included in the distribution that became ported to work better on small screens, to an external ecosystem of applications that can be installed via flatpak or other means. Whether you want to track your jogging tracks, travel via public transportation, or toot on social media, many puzzle pieces start to fall into place. https://linuxphoneapps.org/ gives you a great overview of what exists within and outside of distributions. (and yes, there is active Debianization of some apps going on, such as the "railway" application which went into Debian just now. Shrinking Mobian Despite all that growth we managed to shrink the packages that are in the mobian repository even more over time. As you know, Mobian is nothing but a thin overlay over stock Debian (the regular Debian repository with its updates is a core pillar of Mobian), and it is declared goal of Mobian to abolish itself by upstreaming all deviations and changes to Debian prope