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Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages (github.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) by Suoko@feddit.it to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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This should be installed as default in all distro. Run it with --install, put appimages in ~/Applications and it's done, you'll see all apps in your DE app men

Gearlever alternative: https://github.com/ivan-hc/gearlever-appimage

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[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Overall there should be repo for appimages which just don't have flatpak, for some apps which can't work well in sandbox.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

appman pretty much does this.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

the people behind the appimage spec at https://appimage.org/

.. have a listing of available software at https://appimage.github.io/

note that this isn't a curated repository like your os repos, but rather a directory of community-provided submissions that pass some basic automated tests.

[–] SamueruSama@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM

[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does it have GUI?

[–] SamueruSama@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

https://github.com/Shikakiben/AM-GUI

It was recently tested on postmarketOS here btw

[–] Suoko@feddit.it 1 points 26 minutes ago

Trying AM now, looks good although I'm using it as appman in userspace and imi noticed it unpacks all appimages in the application folder, I'd prefer to have them as appimages files. And the store misses curseforge appimage. Where are discussions/forums about aminstaler?

[–] mecen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Great I will try it out.

Next step could be equivalent to backend for major stores.

https://apps.kde.org/discover.flatpak/

https://apps.kde.org/discover.snap/