Package Spec

Definitions

1. A specification or definition file describing how a package should be built, installed, versioned, or distributed. In packaging culture, the package spec is often where maintainers encode the rules that make automated distribution possible.

   In plain English: The specification file or definition describing how a package should be built and distributed.

   Example: "The package spec needed cleanup because years of distro-specific conditionals had made it hard to tell which install paths were still active."

Related Terms

• Distro
• Linux Distribution
• Flatpak
• Package Build
• Package Config
• Package Distribution
• Package Format
• Package Metadata