AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
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AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
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Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#2So every time there is glibc / openssl / anything else security update, We will have to update all appimage programs as well ?
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#3As a user, I want to download an application from the original author, and run it on my Linux desktop system just like I would do with a Windows or Mac application.
Please pull over. I want off this ride.
Why the hell are we regressing to shipping around hackily built binaries?
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#4Ugh, please don't fuck with my scrollbar.
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#5Do you guys remember those "Portable" Windows executables?
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#6Do you guys remember those "Portable" Windows executables?
I do - they worked find for me. Did they give you a hard time? I ask because of the quote marks around portable.
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#7As a user, I want to download an application from the original author, and run it on my Linux desktop system just like I would do with a Windows or Mac application. Please pull over. I want off this ride. Why the hell are we regressing to shipping around hackily built binaries?
Because users and developers both want to be able to download and use new versions of software at a release cadence that makes sense for that application. The "every application gets the same release cadence no matter what" approach only appeals to people making distros.
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#8Ugh, please don't fuck with my scrollbar.
It even breaks the trackpad back gesture. This is ridiculous.
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#9Why not just use a package manager? If the one in your distro sucks, find a better distro. (Arch Linux would be a good example.) The rule of thumb with OSes and implementing features is to avoid reinventing the wheel.
Ports-like tools work very, very well on Linux. Binary distribution works fine too. Also, the shared libraries of each application don't have to be (and usually shouldn't be!) bundled with the application.
Finally, I'm concerned about the MIT licensing, with all the GPL code floating around in that repository.
Re: AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
#10So every time there is glibc / openssl / anything else security update, We will have to update all appimage programs as well ?
As near as I can tell, yes.