| Filename extension | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | Apple Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Symbian Ltd. |
| Container for | Applications |
One of the best software to open PKG files on Windows 10 PC is Easy Symbian Suite. This program is specific to Symbian file as it enables you to make changes on files that are used by Symbian Series 60 devices. Easy Symbian Suite is packaged as a suite of 7 programs that are connected to each other via a simple interface on the program. Open APK File APK files are used by Google Android operating system to store installation packages for applications. APK package stores compiled Android application. It also contains all resources which are required for Android application to run.
.pkg (package) is a filename extension used for several file formats that contain packages of software and other files to be installed onto a certain device, operating system, or filesystem, such as the macOS, iOS, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.
Open .pkg Files
- The macOS and iOS operating systems made by Apple use .pkg extensions for Apple software packages using the Xar format internally.
- PlayStation Vita, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4 — used for installation of PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 software, applications, homebrew, and DLC from the PlayStation Store[1]
- Solaris,[2] or SunOSoperating system (OS) and illumos - Denotes software packages that can be installed, removed and tracked using the pkgadd, pkgrm,and pkginfo commands. Solaris is a derivative of the AT&TUNIX OS, and the .pkg extension was also used on AT&T UNIX System V OS.
- AT&T UNIX System V .pkg files are cpio archives that contain specific file tree structures.[3]
- Symbian use .pkg files to store configuration information used to generate .sis installer packages.[4]
- BeOS Used .pkg files in the 90's as part of their software package platform. Be Inc. bought Starcode Software Inc. and acquired their packaging tools.[citation needed]
- Apple Newton operating system used files ending in .pkg for Newton applications and software. As a result, when seen from the Mac OS X Finder, Newton applications appear the same as Mac OS X Installer packages, however they do not share their file format.[citation needed]
- PTC/CoCreate 3D Modeling application use .pkg files to store model files. This .pkg file uses the zip file format.[citation needed]
- Microsoft is said to use .pkg files for profile storage on Xbox Live.[citation needed]
- L3 Avionics systems use some .pkg files for software updates.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
Open Pkg File Mac
References[edit]
Open Pkg File Windows 10
- ^'.PKG File'. PSDevWiki. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^Philip Brown. 'How to make a Solaris package (pkg format)'. Bolthole.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^AT&T. 'SYSTEM V Application Binary Interface'(PDF). SCO Group. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^Nokia Corporation. 'Deploying an Application on the Symbian platform'. Digia.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 15 March 2015.