.pkg

.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.


 * 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
 * Solaris, or SunOS operating 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&T UNIX 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.
 * Symbian use .pkg files to store configuration information used to generate .sis installer packages.
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * PTC/CoCreate 3D Modeling application use .pkg files to store model files. This .pkg file uses the zip file format.
 * Microsoft is said to use .pkg files for profile storage on Xbox Network.
 * L3 Avionics systems use some .pkg files for software updates.