[Feature Request] Add update feature for the AppImage (GNU/Linux)
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Description
What should happen
The AppImage Documentation - Making AppImages updateable document has the information that we need to properly support this.
Proposed implementations
- Command line option: --update-appimage
- GUI: Main Menu → Online Updater → Check for AppImage update [new entry]
Who would this benefit
This feature would benefit all GNU/Linux users by simplifying updates and ensuring they always have the latest version without manual downloads.
Other emulators or software with a similar feature
Updating AppImages improve user experience and reduce manual maintenance. This feature is already implemented in other emulator projects, including:
- Cemu: Help → Check for updates
- PCSX2: Help → Check for Updates
- RPCS3: Help → Check for Updates
- shadPS4QtLauncher: Help → Check for Updates
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read the linked AppImage documentation first, then inspect RetroArch's existing command-line option handling and the Main Menu → Online Updater entry point. Done means GNU/Linux users can check for and apply AppImage updates through both the proposed --update-appimage option and the new GUI menu entry.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- cli, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100