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.
AppManager v3 released: MacOS style AppImage installer and management application
https://github.com/kem-a/AppManager?tab=readme-ov-file
5 Comments
Ulrich@feddit.org · 11 pts · 206d
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 · 4 pts · 206d
And the macOS ‘installer’ is just Finder copying the app to a folder.
Ulrich@feddit.org · 4 pts · 206d
Right! WTF is the point? It feels like a performance for no one.
jlow@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 206d
An alternative would be:
https://flathub.org/en/apps/it.mijorus.gearlever
maj@piefed.social · 1 pts · 206d
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.