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appimage-builder

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Build AppImage bundles with AppDir structure for portable Linux applications

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appimage-builder

Build AppImage bundles for portable Linux application distribution that runs on most distributions.

Capabilities

  • Create AppDir structure
  • Generate .desktop files
  • Bundle dependencies
  • Configure AppRun script
  • Use appimagetool or linuxdeploy
  • Configure update information
  • Sign AppImages

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "appName": { "type": "string" },
    "executablePath": { "type": "string" },
    "iconPath": { "type": "string" },
    "updateUrl": { "type": "string" }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath", "appName", "executablePath"]
}

AppDir Structure

MyApp.AppDir/
├── AppRun
├── myapp.desktop
├── myapp.png
└── usr/
    ├── bin/
    │   └── myapp
    └── lib/
        └── [bundled libraries]

Build Commands

# Using appimagetool
ARCH=x86_64 appimagetool MyApp.AppDir MyApp-x86_64.AppImage

# Using linuxdeploy
linuxdeploy --appdir MyApp.AppDir --output appimage

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