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Just learned about AppImageLauncher (github.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by uranibaba@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I just found out about AppImageLauncher, a package handler for AppImages. It organizes them, creates desktop files for you and handles updates and removal.

Integrate AppImages to your application launcher with one click, and manage, update and remove them from there. Double-click AppImages to open them, without having to make them executable first.

Much better than having to create all the desktop files myself, and having to figure out what to put in them for it to work correctly (I'm looking at you, qBittorrent and magnet links).

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[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (15 children)

The best launcher you can get for AppImages is to just drop the thing and move to Flatpaks that don't take 2 seconds to launch apps.

[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Wait why is appimage bad

[–] ___@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not. These are opinions. Snap on the other hand… THAT is bad.

[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I can agree with that

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From the "universal package formats" that's the one I've had issues with when using it on a distro not specifically mentioned to work, it was supposed to be universal! Though not sure if that's an issue with whoever packaged the app or anything specific with AppImage. Poor experience anyway.

Also no repo model. I like package manager to deal with shit. We have sorta solutions for that but not quite like snaps and flatpaks.

Also the dependencies stuff is weird. They advice you to think of the oldest (LTS?) distro you think the app will be used on and use deps compatible with that one. Which just seems, I dunno, icky, for lack of better word.

But for a random one-off app, I think it's fine. I prefer flatpak but it's fine, I wouldn't avoid it or anything.

[–] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Ah ok. That makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to write out a long reply

[–] gens@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

It's not.

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