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Re: AppImage files (was: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl)

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On 11/18/20 6:07 AM, Fred wrote:
> On 11/17/20 11:47 PM, Anssi Saari wrote:
>> Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> writes:
>>
>>> There is a binary for Linux available for download as a AppImage
>>> file. What is an AppImage file and what does one do with it. The
>>> program was probably compiled for Ubuntu.  Is it likely to also run on
>>> Debian?
>>
>> AppImage files are a kind of package that contain an app and all its
>> dependencies so yes, it's very likely it'll run on Debian. All you have
>> to do is make the AppImage file executable and run it. I recently got
>> into these since I have a problem with the Firefox Debian bundles but
>> someone maintains a current Firefox build as AppImage.
>>
>
> Hi,
> Thanks for your answer.  I was able to get clipgrab to compile but the 
> AppImage file is a later version and may be a better choice if it will 
> run on Debian.

I am using it on a Ddevuan system and it works just fine.

Marc

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clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-17 21:30 +0100
  Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-11-17 21:30 +0100
    Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-17 22:30 +0100
      Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-11-17 22:50 +0100
        Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-18 03:10 +0100
  Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-11-17 21:30 +0100
    Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-17 22:20 +0100
    Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-11-17 22:40 +0100
  Re: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-11-18 15:00 +0100
    AppImage files (was: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl) Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-18 15:10 +0100
      Re: AppImage files (was: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl) Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com> - 2020-11-20 03:30 +0100
    How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to youtube-dl) Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-25 20:20 +0100
      Re: How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to  youtube-dl) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-11-25 20:40 +0100
        Re: How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to  youtube-dl) Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-25 22:10 +0100
        Re: How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to  youtube-dl) Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-25 22:20 +0100
          Re: How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to  youtube-dl) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-11-25 22:20 +0100
            Re: How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to  youtube-dl) Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-26 01:40 +0100
              Re: How to run AppImage file (was: clipgrab as alternative to  youtube-dl) Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-11-26 10:30 +0100
          Re: How to run AppImage file Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-11-26 17:30 +0100
            Re: How to run AppImage file Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-26 17:40 +0100
              Re: How to run AppImage file Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-11-26 20:30 +0100
                Re: How to run AppImage file Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> - 2020-11-27 01:50 +0100

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