Appimage Installer

This is a command line utility written in rust for installing appimages as system wide applications for seamless integration with desktop environments.

Installation

You can install appimage installer by either downloading the precompiled binary from github releases or building it from source yourself.

From Github Releases

Follow these instructions to download and install the precompiled binary.

1. Download the latest release: wget https://github.com/haileyydev/appimage-installer/releases/latest/download/appimage-installer
2. Make it executable: sudo chmod +x appimage-installer
3. Install it system wide: sudo cp appimage-installer /usr/local/bin

Building From Source

Follow this guide to build the app from source

Prerequisites

• git
• cargo

Instructions

1. Download the latest release: git clone https://github.com/haileyydev/appimage-installer.git
2. Enter the directory: cd appimage-installer
3. Compile the project: cargo build --release
4. Install it system wide: sudo cp target/release/appimage-installer /usr/local/bin

Usage

Use this command to install an appimage:

sudo appimage-installer app.AppImage