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On my Linux Mint 17.3: 1. Downloaded the app, opened Nemo and double clicked on the app. Another Nemo window popped-up and the app didn't start. Opened termina

On my Linux Mint 17.3: 1. Downloaded the app, opened Nemo and double clicked on the app. Another Nemo window popped-up and the app didn't start. Opened terminal and checked permission to find that it wasn't executable. The point of the ease-of-use is kind of lost as user would be puzzled and give up. 2. How do I uninstall the app? Is it as simple as deleting the file? What if doing that leaves orphan files (that I don't know about) that double-clicking on the appimage file could have created? The website doesn't mention how to uninstall files? PS: regarding #2 above, I found that right clicking on the Mint Menu entry for the app shows Uninstall option. Clicking on Uninstall removes the entry from Mint Menu. The .appimage file needs to be deleted manually separately (which kinda makes sense). I just hope it hasn't left orphan files.

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dominotw 11y ago
What if doing that leaves orphan files (that I don't know about) that double-clicking on the appimage file could have created? I'd imagine this is true for all packages like yum ect. How can this problem be solved?
- 0942v8653 11y ago
  With APT you can run apt-get purge to delete most configuration files and such, if it is packaged properly.
  - jjuhl 11y ago
    That's still a pretty big "if".
    - Drdrdrq 11y ago
      Not really - in my experience it works quite well.
RocketWolf 11y ago
As to 1.) you downloaded the app (.appimage) and double clicked on it. Why? Nowhere in any documentation does it say that .appimages are executable out of the box. In fact this is a security feature that it doesn't. IN all placves that I have seen .appimages available there is a statement that says the user has to go into permissions and make the file executable before it will run. Makes sense since most malware is made to run without user intervention. If an app doesnt need you to run it, then its the perfect platform for malware/virus.
- vacri 11y ago
  > Nowhere in any documentation does it say that .appimages are executable out of the box. In fact, just above the download button for the GP's download, it tells you to make it executable before running.
- zyxley 11y ago
  > Nowhere in any documentation does it say that .appimages are executable out of the box. Sure, but literally the first thing on the landing page is... > As a user, I want to download an application from the original author, and run it on my Linux desktop system just like I would do with a Windows or Mac application.
  - s369610 11y ago
    On my windows box, if I download an exe, windows won't let me run it until i go and "unblock" it. So it seems the experience is sort of similar.

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dominotw 11y ago

What if doing that leaves orphan files (that I don't know about) that double-clicking on the appimage file could have created? I'd imagine this is true for all packages like yum ect. How can this problem be solved?

0942v8653 11y ago
With APT you can run apt-get purge to delete most configuration files and such, if it is packaged properly.
- jjuhl 11y ago
  That's still a pretty big "if".
  - Drdrdrq 11y ago
    Not really - in my experience it works quite well.

RocketWolf 11y ago

As to 1.) you downloaded the app (.appimage) and double clicked on it. Why? Nowhere in any documentation does it say that .appimages are executable out of the box. In fact this is a security feature that it doesn't. IN all placves that I have seen .appimages available there is a statement that says the user has to go into permissions and make the file executable before it will run. Makes sense since most malware is made to run without user intervention. If an app doesnt need you to run it, then its the perfect platform for malware/virus.

vacri 11y ago
> Nowhere in any documentation does it say that .appimages are executable out of the box. In fact, just above the download button for the GP's download, it tells you to make it executable before running.
zyxley 11y ago
> Nowhere in any documentation does it say that .appimages are executable out of the box. Sure, but literally the first thing on the landing page is... > As a user, I want to download an application from the original author, and run it on my Linux desktop system just like I would do with a Windows or Mac application.
- s369610 11y ago
  On my windows box, if I download an exe, windows won't let me run it until i go and "unblock" it. So it seems the experience is sort of similar.