AppManger makes using and installing AppImages on Ubuntu easier

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AppImages are designed to be simple. Download one, make it executable and run it. On Ubuntu, though, there’s an extra step: installing libfuse2t64, as some AppImages rely on it and Ubuntu ships FUSE 3 by default. AppManager is a new(ish) GTK4/Libadwaita app which fixes that particular annoyance by mounting AppImages through uruntime instead of FUSE. It handles the usual SquashFS-packed AppImages, plus the newer DwarFS-packed ones too. Double-click an .AppImage file and AppManager creates a macOS-style install flow. Drag the app icon across to the folder and the binary is moved ~/Applications, with system app launchers and shortcuts created automcailly. If you have a bunch […]You're reading AppManger makes using and installing AppImages on Ubuntu easier, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.