Creating a Snap, Flatpak, or Appimage for Linux installation

[cmccullough]

This was talked about a few months back, but I was just wondering if there has been any progress? I really do think, actually, I know, Local would have many more Linux users if a Snap, Flatpak, or Appimage was created to simplify the installation on Linux. If the development team doesn’t have time, can someone in the community work on this? I would volunteer myself to take this on if allowed. I’m running Debian, and the install is fairly easy, but for some distribution users, especially, openSUSE users, the install is nearly impossible. As I mentioned, I’m currently running Debian, but openSUSE Tumbleweed and Leap are my Linux distributions of choice.

Creating a Snap of LocalWP?

Not sure who to reach out to or who to even ask, but with the difficulty of installing Local to certain Linux distributions (no support, missing dependencies, etc.), I would like to create a Snap for easier installation on all Linux distributions, not just the officially supported ones. Anyone have any idea if this is allowed since Local is proprietary? What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc System Details Local Version: Operating Sy…

Thanks!

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What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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[nickc]

Thanks for checking in @cmccullough. This is still on our list — we’re currently investigating ways to package for Ubuntu 24 since that currently requires manual setup, and AppImage/Snap is one approach we’re considering.

The work will also include testing with Local’s build pipelines and update infrastructure, so it’s not something that can be easily worked on outside of the Local team. We would love your help testing when new builds are available, though.

Cannot install on Ubuntu 24

What issue or error are you experiencing? I downloaded the latest DEB file and tried to install via the Software Center (usually works fine) which fails silently. Then I tried dpkg and apt from terminal: $ sudo dpkg -i ./local-9.2.3-linux.deb [sudo] wachtwoord voor ravanhagen: Voorheen niet geselecteerd pakket local wordt geselecteerd. (Database wordt ingelezen ... 245217 bestanden en mappen momenteel geïnstalleerd.) Uitpakken van local-9.2.3-linux.deb wordt voorbereid... Bezig met uitpakken …

[cmccullough]

Thanks. I will definitely help with any testing that needs to be done.

As a openSUSE user, a Flatpak or Appimage would be great! Actually, Snap would be great, too.

[sgmoore]

Hello, I would be more than happy to help with snap. I currently maintain over 200 KDE snaps and have a bit of experience. I am on Plucky and have dependency issues with deb, looking at manual install.
Cheers,
Scarlett

[SalvatoreN]

Hi, here for same reason.
I use arch (but I don’t love aur packages).
I’ll love to see an appimage release (or at least a flatpak).