# Creating AppImages

**URL:** https://discourse.appimage.org/c/creating/8.md

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## [About the Creating AppImages category](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/about-the-creating-appimages-category/16)

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**Author:** [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)\
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**Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/about-the-creating-appimages-category/16 "2016-08-08T20:07:07Z")

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Discussion about how to package applications as AppImages. Examples for discussions in this category: How can I bundle and distribute my software as an AppImage? How can I use binary delta updates to distribute upd…

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## [Fedora 40 oddity](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/fedora-40-oddity/3068)

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**Author:** [@seasoned\_geek](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/seasoned_geek)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/fedora-40-oddity/3068 "2026-03-03T17:19:12Z")

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I’ve been building AppImages for years now, first time I encountered this one. The 3.6.5 image found here was built on Ubuntu 20.04. It works great in PCLinux OS with all updates. My Fedora 40 VM refuses to let it appear…

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## [AppImage from Flatpak or RPM](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-from-flatpak-or-rpm/3064)

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**Author:** [@ChrisOfBristol](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/ChrisOfBristol)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-from-flatpak-or-rpm/3064 "2026-03-02T22:16:10Z")

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A while ago I attempted to create an AppImage from a Debian package, but gave up on Debian. I’ve since published a Flatpak and submitted an RPM package for review. I have found this script which attempted to convert the …

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## [AppImage from Python script](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-from-python-script/3065)

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**Author:** [@ChrisOfBristol](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/ChrisOfBristol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-from-python-script/3065 "2026-03-01T17:50:37Z")

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I think AppImage could have a useful role in packaging Python scripts. I have a simple Python script which runs in a terminal, it just asks for a filename, converts that file, then saves it. It would be very overcompli…

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## [What is the meaning/point of including an icon and .desktop file inside an AppImage?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/what-is-the-meaning-point-of-including-an-icon-and-desktop-file-inside-an-appimage/3058)

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**Author:** [@George](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/George)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/what-is-the-meaning-point-of-including-an-icon-and-desktop-file-inside-an-appimage/3058 "2024-12-02T07:02:49Z")

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I don’t understand how the image/icon or .desktop file is used inside an AppImage, is there some kind of function to install an AppImage? Until fairly recently many AppImages could not be extracted so this information wa…

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## [My Appimage is not working](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/my-appimage-is-not-working/3044)

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**Author:** [@NookiiKawii](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/NookiiKawii)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/my-appimage-is-not-working/3044 "2024-11-29T19:00:08Z")

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I downloaded the audacity project then added an ai voiceover feature, but I’m getting a “lib” error, “lib.lib.1”. Maybe its just this appimage or maybe my system? (Running Mint) Looking to see if anyone else also gets th…

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## [Newb questions, SOS](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/newb-questions-sos/2455)

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**Author:** [@cgethycx](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/cgethycx)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/newb-questions-sos/2455 "2024-10-16T17:50:19Z")

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Can I build an Appimage from an app that I have already compiled and have working in my system? If so is there some instructions somewhere? Is there less convolution instructions on how to build an Appimage from source? …

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## [Simple example, git repo, Makefile](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/simple-example-git-repo-makefile/3036)

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**Author:** [@Pawel](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/Pawel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/simple-example-git-repo-makefile/3036 "2024-10-16T13:19:28Z")

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I create a simple repository with one small program. How creating a AppImage from this? simple example program I get this error: $./Programik-x86\_64.AppImage /tmp/.mount\_PrograYCt79i/usr/bin/t: symbol lookup error: /…

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## [‘Could not find the Qt platform plugin’](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/could-not-find-the-qt-platform-plugin/3020)

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**Author:** [@bradrn](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bradrn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/could-not-find-the-qt-platform-plugin/3020 "2023-07-15T12:12:52Z")

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I am trying to distribute my software Brassica as an AppImage. Since this is in most respects a standard Qt application, I was able to follow the instructions in the documentation to create one fairly easily (albeit with…

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## [Manual packaging of AppImage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/manual-packaging-of-appimage/2994)

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**Author:** [@efa](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/efa)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/manual-packaging-of-appimage/2994 "2023-07-08T17:12:55Z")

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hi, I want learn how to manual packaging linux binaries as AppImages. I’m following guide at: https://docs.appimage.org/packaging-guide/manual.html and for a my GTK3 app I created a package with all deps and deps of …

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## [Onionshare appimage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/onionshare-appimage/2957)

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**Author:** [@balrm](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/balrm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/onionshare-appimage/2957 "2023-07-08T17:09:49Z")

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Can the onionshare source code be turned into an appimage? Is it technically possible? Thanks. Onionshare source code is on github.

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## [About how to create Appimage from different distributions](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/about-how-to-create-appimage-from-different-distributions/2920)

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**Author:** [@gambix](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/gambix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/about-how-to-create-appimage-from-different-distributions/2920 "2023-06-18T18:52:08Z")

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This is the problem. I’m using Appimage Builder with success on Ubuntu/Mint (recipe based on apt:bionic) But my recipe fail on fedora with a message error about PATH The beautifull thing will be to be able create the …

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## [Cannot generate recipe from tutorial (appimage-builder)](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/cannot-generate-recipe-from-tutorial-appimage-builder/2933)

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**Author:** [@mukoan](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/mukoan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/cannot-generate-recipe-from-tutorial-appimage-builder/2933 "2023-06-18T18:49:06Z")

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I’m following the tutorial at https://appimage-builder.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro/tutorial.html I reached the step of running appimage-builder --generate fill in everything as default the test application runs I…

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## [Turn Godot Export Output Into Appimage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/turn-godot-export-output-into-appimage/2945)

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**Author:** [@TheTacomancer](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/TheTacomancer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/turn-godot-export-output-into-appimage/2945 "2023-06-18T18:46:18Z")

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When you export your game from Godot to Linux, it spits out an .x84\_64 file and a pck file, how would I convert this into an appimage? Many thanks

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## [Bundling Zsh with AppImage?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/bundling-zsh-with-appimage/2976)

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**Author:** [@psprint](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/psprint)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/bundling-zsh-with-appimage/2976 "2023-06-18T18:41:25Z")

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I would want to create AppImage for a script that has only one dependency – Zshell. I’ve found appimagetool but it doesn’t give an easy answer of how to automatically bundle Zshell in the package. I’ve tried appimagetoo…

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## [Unofficial AppImage Edge Browser for GNU/Linux (dev)](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/unofficial-appimage-edge-browser-for-gnu-linux-dev/1862)

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**Author:** [@cmatomic](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/cmatomic)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/unofficial-appimage-edge-browser-for-gnu-linux-dev/1862 "2023-06-18T18:37:55Z")

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Unofficial AppImage Microsoft Edge for GNU/Linux Script compatible with distributions based on Debian This sequence of commands will download the necessary files and execute them to generate the Unofficial Edge Browse…

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## [Is AppImage suitable for packaging of many (Perl) scripts?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/is-appimage-suitable-for-packaging-of-many-perl-scripts/2987)

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**Author:** [@Framsfex](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/Framsfex)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/is-appimage-suitable-for-packaging-of-many-perl-scripts/2987 "2023-06-18T18:36:45Z")

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The problem I want to solve is: I have written about 100 CLI programs in Perl und bash: https://fex.belwue.de/fstools/ https://fex.belwue.de/FAQ/user.html#What\_are\_all\_those\_UNIX\_clients\_for Some Linux distributions …

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## [AppImages require FUSE to run](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimages-require-fuse-to-run/1352)

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**Author:** [@Talz](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/Talz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimages-require-fuse-to-run/1352 "2023-06-18T18:25:17Z")

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Hi, I tried to run AppImage in my CentOS 7.6 and received this message: “AppImages require FUSE to run”. I’m wondering, as I understand it, one of the biggest advantages of AppImage over other packaging solutions is th…

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## [How to address fuse3 and fuse conflicts](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-address-fuse3-and-fuse-conflicts/2912)

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**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bksubhuti)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-address-fuse3-and-fuse-conflicts/2912 "2023-06-18T18:21:47Z")

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I had an complaint made on our product recently that there is a conflict with 22.04 and older buntus because of fuse3 and fuse. They say that apt can handle this, but there are problems.

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## [Icon not showing runtime](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/icon-not-showing-runtime/2837)

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**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bksubhuti)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/icon-not-showing-runtime/2837 "2023-03-27T16:55:22Z")

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I created a flutter built AppImage from the flutter Appimage Medium article after failing to make snaps. I followed the directions and it worked so easy. Great! It is called Tipitaka Pali Reader However, the icon doe…

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## [Broken network handling in python application](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/broken-network-handling-in-python-application/2833)

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**Author:** [@pktiuk](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/pktiuk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/broken-network-handling-in-python-application/2833 "2023-03-27T16:52:30Z")

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Hello, I am trying to create a proper AppImage package for the app activitywatch. The package seems to be fine, but when I try to open .AppImage file I got I get errors: ConnectionAbortedError: \[Errno 103\] Software c…

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## [Seeking Advice: Packaging Single Go Binary?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/seeking-advice-packaging-single-go-binary/2937)

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**Author:** [@holloway](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/holloway)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/seeking-advice-packaging-single-go-binary/2937 "2023-03-22T02:28:25Z")

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As titled. Go binary is usually 1 single big file already in nature, should I package it with AppImage?

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## [AppImage from NeutralinoJS project - Missing Dependency](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-from-neutralinojs-project-missing-dependency/2883)

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**Author:** [@bmcgonag](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bmcgonag)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-from-neutralinojs-project-missing-dependency/2883 "2023-02-05T13:34:48Z")

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Good day, I’m using AppImageBuilder to create an appimage for my little application that I’ve used NeutralinoJS to build. I can create the appimage, andit runs on my machine, but when I try to run it on a different mac…

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## [How to provide version and channel information?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-provide-version-and-channel-information/2889)

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**Author:** [@nyue](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/nyue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-provide-version-and-channel-information/2889 "2023-02-05T13:32:12Z")

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Hi, I have successfully created an AppImage I see that other images has both version and channel information. How do I provide it so that when the AppImage is created, those information are in the file ? e.g. bash-5.…

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## [Packaging multiple console and Qt applications in a single AppImage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/packaging-multiple-console-and-qt-applications-in-a-single-appimage/2890)

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**Author:** [@nyue](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/nyue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/packaging-multiple-console-and-qt-applications-in-a-single-appimage/2890 "2023-02-05T13:30:32Z")

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I would like to find out if I will be able to package up multiple console/headless command line programs and multiple Qt applications within a single AppImage ? Are there examples of how this was accomplished so I can l…

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## [Lxde and xfce flutter](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/lxde-and-xfce-flutter/2907)

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**Author:** [@bksubhuti](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bksubhuti)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 1:29pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/lxde-and-xfce-flutter/2907 "2023-02-05T13:29:50Z")

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I noticed that there are rendering problems with flutter appimage apps. Is this related to the framework of some desktops? Ubuntu and Kubuntu work. Lubuntu does not work. xfce also does not work avlinux. Has anyone …

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## [Encountering Difficulties Packaging Django App in AppImage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/encountering-difficulties-packaging-django-app-in-appimage/2898)

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**Author:** [@jyang](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/jyang)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/encountering-difficulties-packaging-django-app-in-appimage/2898 "2023-02-05T13:28:55Z")

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I apologize in advanced for the dense post. I’d like to deploy the django webapp scancode.io (https://github.com/nexB/scancode.io) as an AppImage. As a first attempt, I want to run this using the django development serv…

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## [Why so many steps to create](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/why-so-many-steps-to-create/2867)

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**Author:** [@glad](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/glad)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/why-so-many-steps-to-create/2867 "2022-12-05T06:07:43Z")

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Hi, I have 3 C++ cli ( yes no desktop gui involved) applications I want to use on different linux machines. The running targets are Debian stable, testing and fedora. Once I cmake them, I get the binaries, as expected…

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## [Building an AppImage from Windows](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/building-an-appimage-from-windows/2878)

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**Author:** [@lvr123](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/lvr123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/building-an-appimage-from-windows/2878 "2022-11-30T08:59:45Z")

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Hi, I have a Java Application for which I’d like to make an AppImage. I’m packaging that application with the maven’s javapackager plugin targeting Linux, on a Windows workstation. For now, the output of that packagin…

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## [Must deb-src repositories be present?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/must-deb-src-repositories-be-present/2876)

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**Author:** [@balrm](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/balrm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/must-deb-src-repositories-be-present/2876 "2022-11-26T17:37:11Z")

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debian 11 Making an appimage should the deb-src repositories be listed in the sources.list file? Thank you.

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