New linux user, currently running on Ubuntu 20.04.
Double-clicking an AppImage file on desktop or using "right click > Open" does nothing and doesn't display any errors either, however double-clicking it from the file manager or running it from terminal works. Any ideas why?
From what I've read, an Appimage file is a compressed application along with all of its resources, and when run it is auto-mounted and then executed.
I want to inspect the resources and files inside an Appimage file I've downloaded, without actually running the Appimage.
How can I do this?
What is the best practices to leave this kind of file? I dont want to leave it on /Downloads folder
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04 and I downloaded and installed Etcher for Linux x64 (64-bit) (AppImage), a standalone application to make bootable USB drives.
Supposedly, to uninstall the application I simply have to remove it. However, on first use a message popped up asking:
Should a desktop file for
/home/myhome/Downloads/etcher-electron-1.4.4-x86_64.AppImagebe installed?
I selected Yes, and now I can't get the message to come back. I deleted the AppImage file and extracted a new one from the downloaded zip file, but the message will no longer pop up. This seems to indicate that the application has not completely removed. How do I completely remove it?
By popular request, I'm asking how do AppImages, which are read-only and stay compressed, store their settings.