appimages.md

how to install

Via AppImage Launcher

• Download the app

• Install it

• Run the AppImage Program

Manual

• Make AppImage executable

chmod a+x <AppImageFile>

• Get .png icon

• create .desktop file

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=APPNAME
Exec=PATH/TO/APP/APPIMAGE
Icon=PATH/TO/APP/ICON
Categories=EX"AudioVideo;Video;"
Comment=ABOUT THE APP
GenericName=APP GENERAL NAME
Terminal=false

• Copy the new .desktop file to:

$HOME/.local/share/applications/

Make appimages fully portable.

• Create a dir named AppImageFile.home

Advanced: Extract AppImge

./AppImageFile --appimage-extract

Advanced: desktop-file-utils

• Validate .desktop

desktop-file-validate app.desktop

• Install .desktop

desktop-file-install --dir=$HOME/.local/share/applications /path/to/app.desktop

• Update desktop database

update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

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Reference:
desktop entries - arch wiki
desktop entry specifications - freedesktop
menu specifications - freedesktop
Xdg-menu - arch wiki
portable appimage