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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 b
by 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 agoOn 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.