Please provide a distribution-neutral AppImage for Linux
- [x] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates ---------------------------------------- ### Bug description Currently the application is provided only in `.deb` format, which makes it hard to use on anything but Debian/dpkg-based systems. ### Steps to reproduce - Run Fedora - Try to install Signal Desktop **Actual result:** Many (undocumented) manual steps need to be executed on the command line **Expected result:** As the user, I can download a single file (like an .exe for Windows or a .dmg for macOS) for Linux, and run the application with minimal fuss ### Platform info **Operating System**: Linux desktop OSes like Fedora, CentOS, or lesser-known ones not based on deb ### Recommendation Providing an [AppImage](http://appimage.org/) (as has been requested, e.g., [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/7a1z71/standalone_signal_desktop/dp77qor/)) would have, among others, these advantages: - Applications packaged as an AppImage can run on many distributions (including Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, elementaryOS, Linux Mint, and others) - One app = one file = super simple for users: just download one AppImage file, [make it executable](http://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-make-an-appimage-executable/80), and run - No unpacking or installation necessary - No root needed - No system libraries changed - Works out of the box, no installation of runtimes needed - Optional desktop integration with `appimaged` - Optional binary delta updates, e.g., for
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Please provide a distribution-neutral AppImage for Linux
- [x] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates ---------------------------------------- ### Bug description Currently the application is provided only in `.deb` format, which makes it hard to use on anything but Debian/dpkg-based systems. ### Steps to reproduce - Run Fedora - Try to install Signal Desktop **Actual result:** Many (undocumented) manual steps need to be executed on the command line **Expected result:** As the user, I can download a single file (like an .exe for Windows or a .dmg for macOS) for Linux, and run the application with minimal fuss ### Platform info **Operating System**: Linux desktop OSes like Fedora, CentOS, or lesser-known ones not based on deb ### Recommendation Providing an [AppImage](http://appimage.org/) (as has been requested, e.g., [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/7a1z71/standalone_signal_desktop/dp77qor/)) would have, among others, these advantages: - Applications packaged as an AppImage can run on many distributions (including Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, elementaryOS, Linux Mint, and others) - One app = one file = super simple for users: just download one AppImage file, [make it executable](http://discourse.appimage.org/t/how-to-make-an-appimage-executable/80), and run - No unpacking or installation necessary - No root needed - No system libraries changed - Works out of the box, no installation of runtimes needed - Optional desktop integration with `appimaged` - Optional binary delta updates, e.g., for
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