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Documentation: Ubuntu *.deb based install instruction (and other OS specific install instructions)

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Description

### Feature summary

Documentation needs explain *.deb, *.rpm install instruction.

### What problem are you trying to solve?

AppImage based installation on Ubuntu is complex.
Issues:
1) Automatic updates, problems with permissions
2) Desktop icon is not GH App
3) At some point it started to be extremely slow and eat 90%+ CPU

### Proposed solution

The *.deb installation have no any of these problems.

It's hard to find which apt source should be used, so instruction would help.

### Workflow impact

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### Installation context

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Research direction

Start by locating the installation documentation and the existing AppImage instructions. Add clear Ubuntu *.deb guidance, including which apt source to use, and cover *.rpm or other OS-specific installation instructions where applicable; done means users can find and follow the supported package-install steps.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ubuntu
Domain
desktop, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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