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utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻19d ago

do you guys actually move your AppImage files or is your downloads folder basically a secondary desktop to launch apps

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Chris19d ago

https://gearlever.mijorus.it/

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Laser19d ago

👀👀👀

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Aalphakamp19d ago

Hopefully they are in AUR

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jack (n/acc)19d ago

There is a program called AppImageLauncher that turns them into “installed” programs

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Laser19d ago

I keep them in ~/AppImages and then "install" them using AppImageLauncher to integrate them into the menu and manage updates.

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GG Force G19d ago

I must install AppimageLauncher!

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test119d ago

Symlink every appimage

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Softer Skin | Tallow Based Skincare19d ago

Yes

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Motorrad HODL19d ago

I move them to ~/AppImages. I like to utilize the AppImage.home feature and don't want to clutter up the Downloads directory.

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Ryan19d ago

Gearlever man. https://github.com/mijorus/gearlever

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KG8119d ago

I use appimage launcher from github. It installs all appimages into an applications folder.

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177619d ago

I make subfolders under a main folder under home for each app image. Helps me keep things tidy. But I am OCD

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Rodrigo19d ago

Downloads folder, I've been too lazy to figure out how to move them

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utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻19d ago

looks like you and I are outnumbered here

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Big Barry Bitcoin19d ago

I use appimagelauncher. Whenever you try to open an appimage from the explorer (I'm using nautilus), it pops up and ask if I want to "install" it or just run it. If I install, it sets up a .desktop file and moves the appimage to an appropriate folder so not only is it organised, but I can search and launch it from the app menu and it deletes the appimage from the downloads folder.

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shredder19d ago

https://github.com/mijorus/gearlever

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ThatWhichisNotSeen19d ago

i dont wanna talk about it 😅

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El Presidento Ben19d ago

gearlever 🤙

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Bill Cypher19d ago

This is the state of Linux package management. Manage your appimages with an app you installed from flathub.

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MAHDOOD19d ago

I love this app. Made using standard notes way easier.

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fuckthegovernment18d ago

I use Gear Lever to manage my AppImages https://github.com/mijorus/gearlever

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Bill Cypher19d ago

Appimages are the worst of all Linux package management tools. Absolute last resort. Flatpaks, snaps, whatever your system package manager is. They all have a single central place to update all installed apps. Appimages are windows ME all over again. It is 2026 and we are going to individual web sites to manually check for updates one app at a time. Who's idea was that and why did anyone listen?

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semisol19d ago

Worst case make your own package repositories, not that hard. The primary thing that annoys me with package managers is no namespacing. A package repository can override any package name. Which could lead to conflicts on independent sources

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MAHDOOD19d ago

Can the gear lever manage the updates or have I been running the same version of standard notes this whole time lol

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Bill Cypher19d ago

It looks like it can if configured on a per app basis. I haven't tried it yet.

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MAHDOOD19d ago

I just noticed it had an update option under the menu

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