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Offer an official Appimage support

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#3,082 opened on Nov 5, 2024

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Description

Description

I would like a Linux appimage that works on every distro

Who's implementing?

  • I'm willing to implement this feature myself

The problem

I'd like to have an official appimage of the browser. I understand that there are some third parties, but I certainly can not trust third parties. Too many cooks spoil the broth, security-wise. That's an app I do bank transactions, I need to know that I can trust it.

So both flatpaks, snaps and appimages, along rpm and deb files should be offered officially, but I think the easiest way to start is providing an appimage. It works everywhere, its much easier to build than a flatpak, and it's a delete away from the user if necessary.

Possible solutions

Create an appimage

Alternatives

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Additional context

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the current build process (likely using GitHub Actions) and integrate a step to package the existing build output into an AppImage using tools like linuxdeploy or appimagetool. You'll need to set up a workflow that triggers on tags or releases to produce the AppImage artifact.
Tech stack
None
Domain
desktopbuild system
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
LinuxCI/CD knowledgeAppImage tools
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20