If you have to choose between using an App Image, from the developpers official site or an AUR package (or apt e.g), what do you choose?

  • @brax@sh.itjust.works
    1•3 days ago

    I don’t see the use-case for this that couldn’t be handled by syncthing, rclone, github, or whatever offline storage you’re using for backups. I think I’m missing something…

    • Fatur_NewEnglish
      1•3 days ago

      Yes, you’re missing something. AppImage’s portable config feature can also make you use your config on other drive. You don’t need to symlink your config to ~/.config. you can use your config directly on your other drive

      • @brax@sh.itjust.works
        1•1 day ago

        Yeah, but why would I want to do that? I don’t understand what problem this is solving…

        The benefit is that I can save a fraction of a second by not having to symlink a config file… At the cost of having to use a bloated app system?

        • Fatur_NewEnglish
          1•1 day ago

          I don’t understand what problem this is solving…

          AppImage’s portable config feature is very useful if you use live usb, and AppImage’s portable config feature makes your ~/ clean from scattered application configs