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Linux
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.. _linux-prerequisites:

Prerequisites
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Briefcase requires installing Python 3.9+. You will also need a method for managing
virtual environments (such as ``venv``).

Packaging format
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Briefcase supports packaging Linux apps as native system packages, as an `AppImage
<https://appimage.org>`__, and in `Flatpak <https://flatpak.org>`__ format.

The default output format for Linux is :doc:`system packages <./system>`.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   system
   appimage
   flatpak