For those who are interested in finding another way to get access to non-standard Stretch applications (easily), I have had success (on MXLinux) using appimages. I am currently running the following apps as appimages:
- avidemux
- libreoffice-fresh
- openshot
I know this will not work in all cases, but it is often a viable and easy option. If you'd like to read more about my experience(s) you may view my posting here:
http://eirenicon.org/2018/12/18/using-linux-appimages/
Note to moderator(s): If you'd like to use my eirenicon post as a tutorial here, I'm happy to contribute it.
appimage experiences
appimage experiences
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Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
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"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: appimage experiences
Thanks. Maybe it would be good for us to collect appimage success in a thread and link it from the Wiki article.
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Re: appimage experiences
For the moment, I have added a link to your excellent post in the existing Wiki entry.
Production: 5.10, MX-23 Xfce, AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core, GeForce GT 630/PCIe/SSE2, 16 GB, SSD 120 GB, Data 1TB
Personal: Lenovo X1 Carbon with MX-23 Fluxbox and Windows 10
Other: Raspberry Pi 5 with MX-23 Xfce Raspberry Pi Respin
Personal: Lenovo X1 Carbon with MX-23 Fluxbox and Windows 10
Other: Raspberry Pi 5 with MX-23 Xfce Raspberry Pi Respin
Re: appimage experiences
Thank you @jerry3904!
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Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: appimage experiences
I'd be interested to know how much disk space these appimages take compared to native applications (if available), and why an appimage is used rather than a native application.
Re: appimage experiences
Well, I use a 95 MB appimage for Jaxx. It's because that's the only way I can get it at all for Linux.
Also appimages, if built correctly, can let you use a program version that cannot be built on the base libraries in your distro since it includes the problematic ones in the appimage and shields the program from the host's versions.
Also appimages, if built correctly, can let you use a program version that cannot be built on the base libraries in your distro since it includes the problematic ones in the appimage and shields the program from the host's versions.
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Re: appimage experiences
@sunrat Here' an article I wrote on appimages. http://eirenicon.org/2018/12/18/using-linux-appimages/
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i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken
Mark Rabideau - ManyRoads Genealogy -or- eirenicon llc. (geeky stuff)
i3wm, bspwm, hlwm, dwm, spectrwm ~ Linux #449130
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken