Created by: probonopd
What is this Python project?
AppImage - Bundles applications into stand-alone executables including the Python runtime, modules, libraries, and resources (Linux)
What's the difference between this Python project and similar ones
Providing an AppImage has, among others, these advantages:
- Works for most Linux distributions (including Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, elementaryOS, Linux Mint, and others)
- One app = one file = super simple for users: just download one AppImage file, make it executable, and run
- No unpacking or installation necessary
- No root needed
- No system libraries changed
- Works out of the box, no installation of runtimes needed
- Optional desktop integration with
appimaged - Optional binary delta updates, e.g., for continuous builds (only download the binary diff) using AppImageUpdate
- Can optionally GPG2-sign your AppImages (inside the file)
- Works on Live ISOs
- Can use the same AppImages when dual-booting multiple distributions
Here is an overview of projects that are already distributing upstream-provided, official AppImages. For example, Ultimaker Cura is a PyQt application distributed in AppImage format for Linux.
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