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# appimage-install
AppImage integration for Linux and NixOS
## Why I built it
Coming from Arch Linux, I kept doing the same manual work with AppImages: setting permissions, moving files and creating launchers so apps would appear in my menus with an icon. I wrote a script to handle those steps.
## What it does
Run `appimage-install name.AppImage`. The script moves the file to `~/AppImages`, makes it executable, extracts its icon when available and creates a `.desktop` entry for application menus and launchers.
## Adapting it to NixOS
I later adapted it for NixOS. It detects when `appimage-run` is needed and provides installation hints for missing optional dependencies. It can also be installed or run through a Nix flake.
## Built with
Linux · Bash
https://github.com/rxtsel/appimage-install
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Why I built it
Coming from Arch Linux, I kept doing the same manual work with AppImages: setting permissions, moving files and creating launchers so apps would appear in my menus with an icon. I wrote a script to handle those steps.
What it does
Run appimage-install name.AppImage. The script moves the file to ~/AppImages, makes it executable, extracts its icon when available and creates a .desktop entry for application menus and launchers.
Adapting it to NixOS
I later adapted it for NixOS. It detects when appimage-run is needed and provides installation hints for missing optional dependencies. It can also be installed or run through a Nix flake.