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Publish AppImage as a standalone release asset
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Description
Linux `.appimage` releases are currently being zipped.
AppImages are already self-contained and are intended to be distributed as standalone files. Wrapping the AppImage in another archive breaks some tools and utility helpers (like `appimaged` or [Gear Lever](https://github.com/mijorus/gearlever)) and is also discouraged in the [AppImage Documentation](https://docs.appimage.org/packaging-guide/distribution.html#do-not-put-appimages-into-other-archives).
Would it be possible to publish the AppImage without zipping it, or provide both zipped and standalone variants?
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Research direction
Read the linked AppImage Documentation guidance, then locate the Linux release packaging configuration that creates the zipped .appimage asset. Verify the release publishes a standalone AppImage that works with appimaged or Gear Lever, and confirm the resulting release assets match the requested standalone or dual-variant distribution.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 62/100