# Latest

**URL:** https://discourse.appimage.org/latest.md

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## [https://github.com/orgs/AppImage/discussions](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/https-github-com-orgs-appimage-discussions/3022)

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**Author:** [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/https-github-com-orgs-appimage-discussions/3022 "2023-07-15T12:35:09Z")

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This forum no longer accepts new posts. Please use https://github.com/orgs/AppImage/discussions from now on.

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## [How to run an AppImage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-run-an-appimage/80)

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**Author:** [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-run-an-appimage/80 "2021-11-03T22:14:42Z")

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Before you can run an AppImage, you need to make it executable. This is a Linux security feature. There are three main ways to make an AppImage executable: 1. With the GUI Open your file manager and browse to the loca…

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## [Welcome to Discourse](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/welcome-to-discourse/8)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/welcome-to-discourse/8 "2016-08-08T18:18:29Z")

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Welcome to the AppImage Discourse community. This community: Is for users of AppImages, as well as people bundling their own applications as AppImages, as well as for AppImageKit developers You can find information …

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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)\
**Replies:** 0\
**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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## [/usr/share inside appimage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/usr-share-inside-appimage/2917)

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**Author:** [@seasoned\_geek](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/seasoned_geek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/usr-share-inside-appimage/2917 "2026-02-28T22:39:57Z")

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All, I’m using the deb2appimage tool to create a new version of RedDiamond. This version splits some libraries out on their own and it now has a bunch of stuff in a share directory tree. For Debian and RPM packaging…

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## [Add new category for build instructions for specific programs](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/add-new-category-for-build-instructions-for-specific-programs/3061)

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**Author:** [@balrm](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/balrm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/add-new-category-for-build-instructions-for-specific-programs/3061 "2025-02-01T08:45:04Z")

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Create a new forum category where people can show instructions on how they turned a concrete program into an appimage. Such that people can learn from reading the tutorials. Maybe such a pool of building examples could b…

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## [Why did appimage forum close and reopen?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/why-did-appimage-forum-close-and-reopen/3060)

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**Author:** [@balrm](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/balrm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/why-did-appimage-forum-close-and-reopen/3060 "2024-12-23T09:44:35Z")

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Why did this forum close? And why has it reopened? Thanks.

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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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## [AppImage applications cause system freeze on the first daily launch](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-applications-cause-system-freeze-on-the-first-daily-launch/3053)

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**Author:** [@ptsl](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/ptsl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-applications-cause-system-freeze-on-the-first-daily-launch/3053 "2024-11-29T18:57:38Z")

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Hello, I hope this is the right place to report a bug, as I couldn’t find an official bug tracker. If this is not the correct place, kindly redirect me. When I launch an AppImage application, the entire graphical inter…

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## [How to Package a TensorFlow Application as an AppImage?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-package-a-tensorflow-application-as-an-appimage/3042)

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**Author:** [@drektheler](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/drektheler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-package-a-tensorflow-application-as-an-appimage/3042 "2024-10-23T09:48:46Z")

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Hi everyone, I am working on a machine learning project using TensorFlow and I am interested in packaging my application as an AppImage to make it easier to distribute across different Linux distributions. My goal is to…

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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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## [AppImage can't start because "already running"](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-cant-start-because-already-running/2940)

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**Author:** [@appimageuser1](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/appimageuser1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-cant-start-because-already-running/2940 "2023-07-15T12:14:46Z")

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I am trying to start an AppImage on OpenSUSE MicroOS (immutable version of Tumbleweed). This has failed at first because of missing fuse in the default install. I installed fuse using sudo transactional-update pkg insta…

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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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## [Linux Air Combat now available as AppImage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/linux-air-combat-now-available-as-appimage/2967)

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**Author:** [@bbosen](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/bbosen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/linux-air-combat-now-available-as-appimage/2967 "2023-07-08T17:57:09Z")

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Linux Air Combat, or “LAC” is a high performance combat flight simulator for LINUX that simulates World War II air combat over the Internet. Download the AppImage directly from the developer here: Further details here…

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## [Appimage administration](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-administration/3001)

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**Author:** [@MakerFC](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/MakerFC)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-administration/3001 "2023-07-08T17:14:35Z")

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Hi there, My OS is linux and I want to extract one single file in an existing AppImage, replace it and reassemble the changed AppImage. I downloaded latest release dated Dec 31, 2020 from Releases · AppImage/AppImageKit…

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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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## [AppImage does not respond](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-does-not-respond/2929)

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**Author:** [@positive](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/positive)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/appimage-does-not-respond/2929 "2023-06-18T18:50:52Z")

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I am sorry if i did a mistake by my self but after I had a fresh Arch Linux install with the archinstall script I used my PC as normal but when I tried using an AppImage after I had made it executable with the GNOME GUI …

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## [Android Emulation](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/android-emulation/2931)

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**Author:** [@Engineering\_Retiree](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/Engineering_Retiree)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/android-emulation/2931 "2023-06-18T18:49:55Z")

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I own a Chromebook that runs on a Linux based OS. It has the ability to run many Android apps. My desktop runs on Linux Mint. Is it possible to create an app image that will allow Linux Mint to run Android apps? Any …

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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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## [Running appimage over tor using proxychains?](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/running-appimage-over-tor-using-proxychains/2956)

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**Author:** [@balrm](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/balrm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/running-appimage-over-tor-using-proxychains/2956 "2023-06-18T18:45:23Z")

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Can you get an appimage to access the internet over the onion router if you let proxychains start the appimage? Thank you.

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## [Cantata – AppImageHub](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/cantata-appimagehub/1065)

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**Author:** [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/cantata-appimagehub/1065 "2023-06-18T18:43:47Z")

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Cantata is available as an AppImage which means "one app = one file", which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system. Awesome! This is…

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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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## [Steam on AppImage](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/steam-on-appimage/2979)

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**Author:** [@Darksss](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/Darksss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/steam-on-appimage/2979 "2023-06-18T18:40:42Z")

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Have we a AppImage steam version or where we can install this. please link

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