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    • stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
      2·
      1 year ago

      I tried AM some time ago, and I was extremely confused about the documentation and how to use it. I even watched a YouTube video from DistroTube on how to use it, but I still couldn’t figure it out. I don’t exactly remember the issues, though, and I hope it’s better now.

      • coolmojo@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        I am using AppMan as it does not require root and it does install the files into my home directory. It uses query parameter instead of search, but the install, update and remove are similar to the apt commands for example. I use AppImages when there is no package in the repository (or only older version) and it is not available as a Flatpak.

    • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
      19·
      1 year ago

      If you’re taking a manual approach I would use a symlink:

      $ ln -s /path/to/stuff/Bitwarden.1.0.7.appimage /path/to/stuff/Bitwarden.appimage

      Then you can hang on to a previous version just in case, plus you can see from the original filename what version you’re on.

      • everett@lemmy.ml
        2·
        11 months ago

        Happy to hear if there are glaring problems with this approach, but if you can assume files named with version numbers, you can use a script to always launch the newest…

        #!/bin/bash
cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x $(ls | grep Appname.*AppImage$ | sort -rV | head -n 1)
./$(ls | grep Appname.*AppImage$ | sort -rV | head -n 1)

        Or you could change the script to sort by file modified date and launch the newest.

        edit: Discovered an issue with version numbering like .10 and learned about the sort -V switch that fixes it!

  • MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org
    6·
    1 year ago

    I symlink the AppImage. It’s still a manual process in that you have to recreate the symlink but feels like less of a hassle than updating the desktop file.

  • Gecko@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    Not to be that person but I’m curious what made you go with AppImage over Flatpak, given that you already mentioned using the Flatpak as an alternative ^^"

    • Archr@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      The issue with gear lever is that not many people know that it exists. I only started using it a few months ago and I’ve been on Linux for the better part of the last decade.

  • hallettj@beehaw.orgEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    As a Nix fanboy I would write a Nix expression that downloads the AppImage, and also writes the desktop file with the appropriate path written into it via string interpolation. That can be done either through a NixOS configuration, or in any Linux distro using Home Manager.