How do you guys get software that is not in your distribution's repositories?
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2024
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Native package manager > Native binaries > AppImage > Flatpak.
Yes, snap isn't even on the scale.
Not a fan of AppImages myself. For an universal format it has surprising amount of issues with different distros, in my experience. And the whole Windows style "go to a website, download the AppImage, if you want to update it, go to the web page again and download it again" is one thing I wanted to get away from. At least they don't come with install wizards, that clicking through menus thing was a pain.
For one off stuff I run once and never need again, AppImage is alright. But not being built-in with sandboxing, repos, all that stuff, it just seems like a step back.
I ran into the same issues, mentally, when trying out AppImages for the first time - but my attitude changed once I found and started using this tool: https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM
Glad you like AM.
So it's Scoop, but for Linux? (That's a compliment. I love Scoop.)