Generates Debian and Ubuntu based AppImage packages on any distro

The scripts already contain functions to download the following tools while building

• appimagetool
• pkg2appimage

if you use "AM" package manager, you can install them using the following command

am -i appimagetool pkg2appimage

NOTE, pkg2appimage needs that the following commands are in $PATH:

dpkg dpkg-deb convert* wget grep sed cut file desktop-file-validate strings

...the convert command is in the imagemagick package of your distro.

1. Download the "appimagen" script and made it executable

wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ivan-hc/AppImaGen/main/appimagen && chmod a+x ./appimagen

if you use "AM" package manager, you can install them using the following command

am -i appimagen

2. Use the following syntax to create a build script for an Ubuntu or debian based AppImage

appimagen appname

where "appname" is the name of the package in APT. For example

appimagen audacity

The script will be saved to the Desktop. If there is no XDG directory for the Desktop, it will be saved to $HOME.

3. Follow the on screen instructions:
   • by default, the script uses Debian as the base, but selecting 2 will allow you to set an Ubuntu base
   • enter the "codename" (in lowercase) of the Debian/Ubuntu version you want to use as the base
   • enter the additional packages you want to force into the build, or leave nothing at all
   • if you selected Ubuntu, you can add one or more additional PPAs or leave none at all
   • choose whether to allow the AppImage to see the host libraries (recommended for personal use only)

At the end, choose whether to run the script. If the build was successful, you can select "y" to launch the newly created AppImage directly from the AppImaGen CLI.

If the build was not successful, you can simply repeat the command

appimagen appname

and then, add the packages and/or PPAs you need. You don't have to download everything again!

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