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• Why Flatpak Apps Use So Much Disk Space on Linux

  The equivalent of "Windows portable apps" on Linux isn't flatpaks (these add a bunch of extra stuff and need some sort of support from the OS) but AppImages[0]. AppImages are still not 100% the same (and can never be as Windows applications can rely on A LOT more stuff to be there than Linux desktop apps) but functionally/UX-wise they're the closest: you download some program, chmod +x it and run it like... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• NewPipe on Linux, Using Android_translation_layer

  Exciting. I'd love to see AppImage [0] builds of applications produced with this library. [0] https://appimage.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Show HN: Finic – open-source platform for building browser automations

  Like again if you are not sure, what open source means, this is open source: https://appimage.org/ Hope it is abundantly clear with this example. Docker tried it's best to do the whole open source but business first and it led to disastrous results. At best this will make your company suffer and second guess itself and at worst this is moral fraud. Talk to your group partner about this and explain to them as well. - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• GoboLinux

  What you're looking for sounds like AppImages (https://appimage.org/) . I have only used them while downloading games from itch.io, etc. (since I prefer package managers) but they seem to work out of the box on popular distros. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Bitwarden Heist – How to Break into Password Vaults Without Using Passwords

  Ideally a new instance of the application is installed for each user. This also provides better isolation if one user upgrades/removes/breaks their application instance. I, for one, have really come around to the AppImage model [0] in the last couple of years. [0] https://appimage.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: What's the best CLI installation experience you've ever seen?

  There is AppImage[1], which packs a lot of stuff into a SquashFS filesystem, appends it to the executable, so everything is in one file. [1] https://appimage.org. - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Linux users when their preferred app isn't packaged in the main repository

  Nah I think yall just hating appimage. Real gold standard. Source: almost 2 years ago

• How to minimize RAM usage during Go binary compilation

  Although I haven't used plugins feature myself yet, this does sound like the perfect use case for them. Not every patient needs to access every single source. With plugins you can load only the source (or few sources) that they actually need. You can still use something like https://appimage.org/ to give them "a single binary", but will actually contain your slim binary and all the plugins. Source: almost 2 years ago

• I'm thinking of moving from windows to Linux. What should I expect?

  Appimages. Appimages are similar to flatpaks, exept that they are a file you download and double click to run. Think of them as portable softwares like windows has (portable apps). They are sandboxed too. You can learn more about appimages here. Source: about 2 years ago

• A suggestion to improve the Webull Desktop experience for Linux users.

  I would like to propose that the Webull Desktop client be packaged for the broadest of Linux environments, while maintaining integrity of it's stack, by releasing as either a Flatpak or as an AppImage. Either replacing or supplementing the current deb package. Source: about 2 years ago

• Portable installations for Linux and Windows simultaneously

  To check for portability, take a initial look at (1) PortableApps.com (Windows), and (2) AppImage (Linux). I run a few cross-platform, portable programs/applications off a USB stick, but selecting programs/applications and setting that up required careful planning. Source: about 2 years ago

• Rust Tauri (inspired by Electron) 1.3: Getting started to build apps

  In addition, AppImage is also available:. - Source: dev.to / about 2 years ago

• AppImages now available for current development snapshots

  AppImages are now available for current development snapshots. They don't contain the data, so you'll have to clone the data repository, then put the MegaGlest AppImage in the data root directory. Source: over 2 years ago

• Ubuntu Flavors Decide to Drop Flatpak

  There is: It's called appimage, and it even allows you to distribute software by sharing the link with another user directly. Source: over 2 years ago

• Is there a standardized, fool-proof and no-brainer way to achieve either one of these things: snapshots and hibernation?

  Now I've switched to Kinoite and it's more robust. No problems with packages not getting updated properly. If there aren't Flatpak or AppImage options available, rpm-ostree works well for adding packages. Source: over 2 years ago

• Launch AppImage applications from desktop

  There are at least three ways of distributing applications in Linux: AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap. Each one of these have different advantages and disadvantages but often it is not that important as a user since the format to use is a decision to be taken by the developer. Some applications already take care of this step for you, in case they don't keep reading, in this post I will show you a way to configure... - Source: dev.to / over 2 years ago

• Show HN: Figr.app – a multi-user, notepad style calculator (desktop app)

  Alternatively https://appimage.org/ As a user, I much prefer AppImage – snap/flatpack feel like adding another app store to my system, while AppImage is just download and run. - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago

• Upgraded to Mint 21 and things got even better!

  I too have hopped around. Linux Mint is my home and daily driver and other distros demanded too much of my time. Krita is nice! I just wish I were an artist. I don't care for Flatpack, so I use Appimages, to each their own :). Source: almost 3 years ago

• Linux as compared to Windows XP or 95? and pitfalls for n00bs?

  The second way are PPAs. It's kind of like installing a 2nd app store. You run the right commands, and voilá, your package manager has more packages available. AFAIK, only DEB-based distros can do this, but I could be wrong. There's also things like Snap, Flatpak, and AppImage, but that's a whole other can of worms. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Looking for easy way for distribution of crates

  My example Flatpak project files for Godot's tutorial game (Flatpak being the distro-agnostic Linux packaging solution that was developed by Freedesktop.org rather than being Canonical's latest attempt to PR their way into controlling a core part of the ecosystem like they did with Snap, Upstart, and Mir, or something that's basically "GOG.com's LD_LIBRARY_PATH-based solution, but more difficult to delete bundled... Source: about 3 years ago

• Ship external binary with my Rust binary

  I recommend you to build an AppImage instead, which can bundle any number of files in one executable, or to use container based solutions. Source: about 3 years ago