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    submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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    How do you guys get software that is not in your distribution's repositories?

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    [–] Trail 79 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    There is no software that is not in AUR. I use arch, BTW.

    [–] Trail 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    But yeah, sometimes I just compile from source, if needed.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    That’s exactly what the vast majority of AUR packages do already? You can also apply modifications to the compilation process if needed.

    [–] Trail 4 points 2 months ago

    Indeed, but don't underestimate my laziness.

    [–] hperrin 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    My software, QuickDAV, is not in the AUR. It’s open source, and I release it only as an AppImage, because I am lazy.

    [–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I guess we should have added the word “notable”

    I’m terribly sorry, you left the door wide open ;)

    I’m curious, what makes AppImage a good choice for the lazy developer? Is it easier to create?

    [–] hperrin 18 points 2 months ago

    Ouch. xD

    It’s super easy to create. And you distribute it on your own, so it’s basically like an installer exe on Windows. In my mind it’s one step above only offering source code.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    I’m curious, what makes AppImage a good choice for the lazy developer? Is it easier to create?

    The appimage is basically just git clone -> make -> make install DESTDIR=/path/to/AppDir -> wget appimagecreationtool and finally appimagecreationtool /path/to/AppDir and that's it you have your appimage.

    appimagecreationtool being several tools that can create the appimage from an AppDir, like linuxdeploy, linuxdeploqt, go-appimage, etc

    And that on itself isn't complex either, it if basically running ldd on the binary, then copy those libraries into the AppDir and finally run patchelf to patch the paths in the binaries and libraries, suyu uses a deploy script instead of using those tools, which I've recently forked and began expanding.

    I don't know how easy it is to make a flatpak or snap, but I do know the dev of zen browser hates dealing with the flatpak and iirc right now the flatpak is outdated as result.

    EDIT: Also lite-xl has been making a flatpak for like 2 years and it isn't ready yet.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

    There's so much random, useful software distributed only as appimages. But not notable enough for packaging fanboys.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

    Rpg paper maker

    Though the Linux version is now in a “do not use” state. The developer decided to just make it into a web app because it was only working on Ubuntu

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

    Gatekeeping the word "software" here?
    Here's something not in the AUR. Tested on arch

    [–] cm0002 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Clearly we need an Arch version of rule 34 and rule 35

    Rule 34a: If linux software exists, it's in the AUR. No exceptions.

    Rule 35a: If linux software is not in the AUR, it will be made available in the AUR.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    I don't intend on pushing that one to the AUR. It's not worth it.
    Maybe I'll make an AppImage at most.

    I don't know any formal requirements for it being on AUR, but I just feel like this one does not fit there.

    [–] cm0002 11 points 2 months ago

    Sorry, I've already posted the new internet rules and they took immediate effect, I'll have to report this incident to...the council.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

    Someone will put the AppImage in AUR

    [–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

    This is such a weird gatekeeper take

    [–] cm0002 5 points 2 months ago

    Its a joke lol, why are you so serious all the time

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

    i use arch based btw (I love my Manjaro and it's AUR support) :>