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Appimage disappear after installing (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[–] 9 points 7 months ago

Most AppImage files are full compiled applications on their own, no need to "install" anything. Just run them directly to start the application.

You may need to expand in your post what it is you're doing exactly? Or maybe you downloaded the one Appimage that is an installer for something and it is designed to remove itself after installation? Doubt that is what is happening but can't entirely rule it out.

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    [+] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It there a setting for AppImageLauncher to not delete the file

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Then it would be in two places, both your downloads directory (I assume that's where you ran it from originally) and the Applications folder where the AppManager has "installed" it.

    If you want to backup a copy of it just go to the Applications folder and copy it from there.

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    • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    How did you even install AppImage?

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    • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    How are you installing them? I believe you can use something like Gear Lever to quickly "install" AppImage files. AppImages are standalone applications, kind of like flatpaks, but using Gear Lever you can integrate them into your distro's app menu as if it were an installed application.

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    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    don't rm them and this should stop happening.

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    [–] -1 points 7 months ago

    I know how to fix that

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