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).

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      As someone who tried to maintain a large application flatpak I would say it’s pain in the ass to work with and things break often. The way it’s configured and how permissions are set needs to be simplified.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 year ago

      Looking at you Bitwarden.

      Appimage and snap. Why no flatpak?

      There is a flatpak, but I’m pretty sure it’s a community version.

      • @TCB13
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        121 year ago

        Appimage and snap. Why no flatpak?

        I know why. They’re most likely running into this scenario as well.

          • @TCB13
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            31 year ago

            Because it only lets you copy to the clipboard, lol.

            Fair enough. :P

    • @TCB13
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      11 year ago

      Some apps are only available as appimages.

      Yeah I know, I was just joking around, still AppImages are annoying.