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Many Linux apps are only offered in the .appimage format, which is kinda the Linux version of an MS Windows .exe file. Grabbing Appimages can lead to a confusing mess, leaving you not knowing what is on your system or where it is stored or installed.
⚡️Zap is a command line tool for downloading Appimages from GitHub, or from unofficial Appimage repositories. Zap is very helpful for keeping track of your Appimages, & placing a menu entry within your desktop environment.
To install Zap:
1. Grab zap from GitHub & place it in /usr/local/bin to make it accessible to everyone. This can be done running this command ina terminal.
```
sudo wget
https://github.com/srevinsaju/zap/releases/download/continuous/zap-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/zap
```
2. Next make it executable:
```
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/zap
```
3. Watch this 👉 [video](
https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/zap-package-manager-for-your-appimage:9?r=9Fe5UsxXkkexVmSuhrLit5UGbLbsd17w) to see how zap works.
To list available Appimages:
'zap search'
(then type to filter, case sensitive)
To install an Appimage:
'zap install app_name'
Sample:
'zap install Firefox'
To install from an app's official GitHub page:
'zap install --github --from GitHubUsername/GithubProjectName'
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Published at
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