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Signal AppImage now officially available for Linux (aboutsignal.com)
submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@lemdro.id to c/linux@programming.dev
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[–] Marija_@programming.dev 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Nice move. AppImage makes distribution much simpler, especially for people who don't want to depend on a specific package manager.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 21 points 3 days ago (4 children)

IMO flatpaks are a better option, appimages are just bringing people back to the insecure "find it on a website and download it" method of package management

This is also one of the reasons why I dislike curl sh

[–] lukalix98@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Flatpaks can be unsafe too though.

[–] Marija_@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

I still prefer repositories, but official AppImages beat unofficial downloads.

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