This update marks a significant transition where many standalone portable applications will now have dedicated repositories for conversion into AppImage packages. This change is designed to facilitate isolation, sandboxing, and delta updates for these applications, making it easier to manage larger packages. Notable examples of applications transitioning include Blender, UrbanTerror, Telegram, Calibre, Floorp, and Mullvad, with support from communities such as portable-linux-apps.
Furthermore, "AM" has started rehosting old and poorly maintained AppImages on GitHub to ensure their availability. Despite these efforts, there is a concerning trend of upstream developers abandoning the AppImage format and removing historical builds to discourage the use of legacy versions. This has prompted many developers to migrate to more centralized and widely recognized platforms like Flatpak and Snap.
The "AM" project aims to be a centralized database and solution for monitoring and maintaining AppImage packages, encouraging ongoing support for portable applications. However, the lack of visibility and information surrounding "AM" poses challenges for its growth and acceptance in the community. The creator of "AM" emphasizes the importance of promoting the project to ensure that users can easily access AppImages without searching elsewhere.
In addition to these updates, new contributors have joined the project, marking their first contributions in various issues. The full changelog for version 9.7.1 is available for those interested in the specific changes.
To extend the information, users and developers are encouraged to actively participate in the "AM" community to enhance the platform further. This could involve contributing code, reporting issues, or spreading the word about "AM" to increase its visibility. As the landscape of portable applications continues to evolve, community support will be crucial in maintaining AppImages as a viable option among developers and users alike
AM 9.7.1 released
A new version of the "AM" AppImage manager has been released and introduces several improvements, including the ability to permanently remove notifications, control scripts requiring root privileges, and support for Fedora Atomic. It also introduces a transition where many standalone portable apps have their repository for conversion to AppImage packages, allowing isolation, sandboxing, and delta updates. This transition is supported by communities like portable-linux-apps. Additionally, "AM" has started rehosting old, unmaintained AppImages on GitHub repositories. However, many upstream developers have abandoned the AppImage format or removed historical builds to prevent users from using legacy versions of their apps. This lack of information has led many developers to move their work to more reputable platforms like Flatpak and Snap, which guarantee centralization. "AM" serves as a starting point for supporting portable packages and offers a centralized solution for all portable apps and AppImages.
