I created a script that always installs apps from their official source

https://github.com/Tsu-gu/appfetch/

It’s a proof of concept of an idea I had a while ago. I dislike having to hunt down apps for my Linux machine when I want them from an official source. Some apps are packages as tarballs, some as .debs, some as install scripts that download a binary, some are flatpaks and snaps.

I created a yaml file with only verified apps from flathub and snapcraft, and added a few apps outside of them that I could think of.

The ultimate goal is the user just typing the names of what they want, and the script will just get it. They shouldn’t waste time with picking the right source.

  • tsugu@slrpnk.netOP
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    23 hours ago

    Well then that has nothing to do with Canonical forcing developers to use snap if they want to appear in the software centre.

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      20 hours ago

      Canonical created snap; of course they’re going to push it.

      It’d be like if Sony created BluRay and then didn’t do any market/sponsorship/etc.