Comments on: AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap from a Software Deployment Perspective

By: AndrewYuzeff

AndrewYuzeff — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 23:40:48 +0000

There is another option: static builds, like portable apps in Windows. You download an app archive, unpack it (say, to /opt) and launch the app. I use DeaDBeeF this way.

By: Jesse2004

Jesse2004 — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:24:45 +0000

In reply to Robert Newall.

AppImage has an extract option. Also I don’t think it’s slow, the startup speed is reasonable.

By: Robert Newall

Robert Newall — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 01:45:57 +0000

snaps are slow as balls. Havent used appimage yet but im not sure why I should since they are compressed like snaps and will be prone to extremely slow start times as well. Flatpaks are fast as shit, just do the simple spotify test, easily loads 10x as fast on flatpak then it does snap. Hate snaps and I hate how Ubuntu uses it for shit like the calculator, like wtf? Calc takes 3 seconds to load lmfao. terrible.

By: Divine

Divine — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:04:04 +0000

In reply to Kurt.

Thanks for the correction Kurt, I’ve applied it.

By: michael biller

michael biller — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:02:41 +0000

I did an experiment where I tried to use only those formats to install my software with Appimage being first my choice. At least, where possible. Anyway, the system maintained a higher level of performance when compared to one where the software was installed with traditional methods. I started with a fresh install (KDE Neon) and I saw almost no degradation in system performance after installing a great deal software.

Appimages could not be easier, or more convenient. I am starting to really like them. It appears the format is starting to gain serious momentum now. In fact, that looks to be true of all three. Appimage could be a solution to getting more cross-platform supporting Linux. As it stands, cross-platform often just means Windows and MacOS though not always.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:03:19 +0000

One small correction regarding AppImageHub: AppImageHub is not a “central repository”. It rather is a catalogue of software available in the shape of AppImage bundles. The download has to take place from the respective locations, which the catalogue may or may not point to….