Flatpack and Snap would give a portable repository experience (i.e.
with updates). However I think many find the "download and click to
launch" experience of AppImage to be nice.

Offering an AppImage for download seems like slightly lower maintainer burden.

On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM David Arnold <[email protected]> wrote:
> I’m not sure on the latest status, but a Flatpak, Snap, or AppImage could 
> deliver a similar “just one file” experience for Linux users.
> 
> I *think* AppImage is the most portable but I’m not sure that’s still 
> accurate.
> 
> Has anyone tried to build any of these?

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