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Making the AppImage updatable through AppImageUpdate or similar tools

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Description

Describe the feature and the current behavior/state

Using a tool like AppImageUpdate to update the AppImage file of TexStudio to the latest version is not possible at the moment, and it would be nice to be able to do it in the future.

Who will benefit with this feature?

Anyone relying on the AppImage to use TexStudio.

Any Other info

As far as I understand, the developers may enable automatic update of their AppImage according to this guide.

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Research direction

Start with the current TexStudio AppImage packaging and the linked AppImageUpdate guide. Determine how update metadata can be added to the AppImage and verify the resulting artifact with AppImageUpdate; done means users can update the AppImage to the latest version through that tool or a compatible alternative.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, linux
Domain
build-system, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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