If you have to choose between using an App Image, from the developpers official site or an AUR package (or apt e.g), what do you choose?

      • Fatur_New@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        6 days ago

        It does not only make config can be stored but can also be used on other drives

        • brax@sh.itjust.works
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          5 days ago

          I don’t see the use-case for this that couldn’t be handled by syncthing, rclone, github, or whatever offline storage you’re using for backups. I think I’m missing something…

          • Fatur_New@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            5 days ago

            Yes, you’re missing something. AppImage’s portable config feature can also make you use your config on other drive. You don’t need to symlink your config to ~/.config. you can use your config directly on your other drive

            • brax@sh.itjust.works
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              4 days ago

              Yeah, but why would I want to do that? I don’t understand what problem this is solving…

              The benefit is that I can save a fraction of a second by not having to symlink a config file… At the cost of having to use a bloated app system?

              • Fatur_New@lemmy.mlEnglish
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                4 days ago

                I don’t understand what problem this is solving…

                AppImage’s portable config feature is very useful if you use live usb, and AppImage’s portable config feature makes your ~/ clean from scattered application configs

                • brax@sh.itjust.works
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                  2 days ago

                  Ah ok, now that makes a bit more sense. Yeah, I guess for the sake of app portability, appimages and the like do make a lot of sense.