AppImage for download

[probonopd]

https://github.com/MovieCast/moviecast-desktop/blob/289a352e597ce48267aa429ffae8868acb22c5e3/package.json#L58

Please upload an AppImage to the project's GitHub Releases page.

Providing an AppImage would have, among others, these advantages:

• Applications packaged as an AppImage can run on many distributions (including Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, elementaryOS, Linux Mint, and others)
• One app = one file = super simple for users: just download one AppImage file, make it executable, and run
• No unpacking or installation necessary
• No root needed
• No system libraries changed
• Works out of the box, no installation of runtimes needed
• Optional desktop integration with appimaged
• Optional binary delta updates, e.g., for continuous builds (only download the binary diff) using AppImageUpdate
• Can optionally GPG2-sign your AppImages (inside the file)
• Works on Live ISOs
• Can use the same AppImages when dual-booting multiple distributions
• Can be listed in the AppImageHub central directory of available AppImages
• Can double as a self-extracting compressed archive with the --appimage-extract parameter

Here is an overview of projects that are already distributing upstream-provided, official AppImages.

If you have questions, AppImage developers are on #AppImage on irc.freenode.net.

[paulhobbel]

Thanks for the tip. In future releases the AppImage will be included in the releases.
I never knew were these AppImages were useful for, but now I know.

[paulhobbel]

@probonopd Does this version work? I currently don't have a Linux env in my area:
https://153-74919122-gh.circle-artifacts.com/0/home/circleci/moviecast-desktop/release/moviecast-desktop-0.0.1-alpha.4-x86_64.AppImage

[probonopd]

Yes it does, thank you.

[paulhobbel]

Nice, yet to test it myself

[probonopd]

Would be nice if you could provide this on GitHub Releases, then I could add it to the AppImageHub central directory of available AppImages. Thanks.

[paulhobbel]

Oh yes my bad, seems like I forgot to setup the Linux build server correctly since it also didn't upload the .Deb file

[probonopd]

So there is an AppImage for an older build but not for the latest. It would be great if it could be added, thank you.

[paulhobbel]

Yea beta 2 will be released tomorrow, will include the App image for that one

[paulhobbel]

I added the AppImage binary

[probonopd]

Thank you.

What is it trying to do here?

Failed to fetch extension, trying 4 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 4 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 3 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 3 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 2 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 2 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 1 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 1 more times
Failed to fetch extension, trying 0 more times
Error: net::ERR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED
Failed to fetch extension, trying 0 more times

This is when running without Internet access.

[paulhobbel]

It tries to add some developer extensions to debug if needed