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.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    11 hours ago

    Some apps are packages as tarballs, some as .debs, some as install scripts that download a binary, some are flatpaks and snaps.

    1. tarballs - heckle the devs to make a proper package
    2. debs - this is a package, but its format makes it weak
    3. flatpaks - discard this unvalidatable crap
    4. snaps - discard this unvalidatable crap

    just

    sus.

    typing the names of what they want, and the script will just get it.

    apt-get install <some app> (thank you, Conectiva)

    This is how it should be. This is how it was. The sooner we leave this swamp of quicksand packaging, the better.

    • tsugu@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      10 hours ago

      I like the separation between system packages and apps. A random system library being out of date doesn’t matter to me as long as it receives security patches. But I will not use out of date GUI apps when I don’t have to.