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AppManager v3 released: MacOS style AppImage installer and management application (github.com)
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AppManager is a GTK/Libadwaita developed desktop utility in Vala that makes installing and uninstalling AppImages on Linux desktop painless. It supports both SquashFS and DwarFS AppImage formats, features a seamless background auto-update process, and leverages zsync delta updates for efficient bandwidth usage. Double-click any .AppImage to open a macOS-style drag-and-drop window, just drag to install and AppManager will move the app, wire up desktop entries, and copy icons.

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

.AppImage to open a macOS-style drag-and-drop window

You know what I've been waiting for on Linux? The completely pointless drag and drop activities from MacOS.

Just do it...

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the macOS ‘installer’ is just Finder copying the app to a folder.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Right! WTF is the point? It feels like a performance for no one.

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

An alternative would be:

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

[–] maj@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Appman works really well for managing appimages for me. It works like a package manager so "appman install app name" to install and "appman update" to update everything. It also runs at user level so no sudo required. It is CLI only though.