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I have created my electron app and built it on .deb format using electron-builder. But to enable auto-update, now I have switched into appImage format. But, for desktop integration to work, I have to use an external library as per their documentation.

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As of my understanding, every user has to install AppImageLauncher for this to work. I think this is not a good method to distribute my app. Are there any suggestions?

Prayag k
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  • Notice that your users will still be able to run your binaries. AppImageLauncher is not mandatory for this. It only adds the "Create desktop entry" bit. – Alexis Oct 13 '20 at 22:34
  • Yes, but with limited accessibility. Without desktop integration, the app name won't show on the menu, so that the user has to open the appImage directory and run. Also, the auto-startup won't work. Is there any other workaround to achieve this? – Prayag k Oct 14 '20 at 04:47
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    Unlike with Snap or Flatpack distributions don't want to include tools (or implement) for proper AppImage integration. Other alternatives to perform this are can be found here: https://github.com/AppImage/awesome-appimage#desktop-integration – Alexis Oct 15 '20 at 05:07

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