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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.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh so you are essentially personally maintaining the sources list?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yep. I did automate it the best I could (I'm not creating entries for thousands of apps manually) but it will indeed require manual maintenance as the apps will change their installation methods over time.