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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @littlebit670 22 Oct \ parent \ on: Shipping small Linux desktop apps: AppImage, Flatpak, or native packages? tech

How would people manage all of their AppImages without Gear Lever / Shelly / AppImageLauncher / etc? Those manager apps usually keep AppImages in one place (usually ~/AppImages).

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22 sats \ 1 reply \ @andunieee 23 Oct

are you sure there are many people using Gear Lever and whatnot? I had never heard about these things, they don't show up easily on google and have very few stars on github

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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @littlebit670 23 Oct

Gear Lever’s Flathub page has a high monthly download rate

https://flathub.org/en/apps/it.mijorus.gearlever

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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @pleb_one OP 23 Oct

Fair point. The flag doesn't manage anything, it just adds the menu entry for wherever you keep the file. If you want one folder and auto updates, a manager like Gear Lever is still the better pick, and I'd keep the flag as a fallback for people who don't run one.

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