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A Package is an archive file with its contents stored according to a Package Format which describes the files contained in the archive as well as additional metadata required by Package Managers to successfully retrieve the contents of the archive. Some examples of Package Metadata are manifests describing the contents of the Package, directory layouts, Access Control Lists (ACLs). Examples of some files stored in the Package are [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sourcecode, executable files, images, and makefiles.

There are tools available that allow the Packages to be repackaged from on Package Formats to another.

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