Lbry-desktop: Request: cross-platform portable AppImage build.

[Tcll]

Hello :)
I'd like to make a request for an AppImage binary that can be run from a flash drive or separate hard drive on almost any Linux or BSD machine.

I've been moving away from debian-based distros because of systemd, and building is rather cumbersome.
(I run Void Linux and OpenBSD myself)

Flatpak and Snap are alternatives, but they're not as portable and can't be run from anywhere like AppImage can.

Extra info:
I'd just recently found out you can run AppImage even on BSD as long as the base dependencies are satisfied :)

hopefully this request helps reach out to a much larger audience rather than being dependent on apt. ;)

[tzarebczan]

Thanks for opening the issue. You can see the previous discussion here: https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/issues/953

Try out this build: https://build.lbry.io/app/build-9009_commit-7b07b3e/electron/LBRY_0.38.2.AppImage

It is still really clunky that you need to set as executable IMO, which is the main reason we haven't provided it. Hopefully, that support improves. May not work on all systems due to the dependency on keytar/keyrings.

[Tcll]

thanks :)
though just before I download and give it a try, I wanted to note there's been a few appimages I've downloaded I haven't had to set perms for, I think nextcloud and keepassxc are a few, utox might be another but I could be wrong there.

point be made, yeah you can set the perm before release, it's just only recommended that you don't for extra security reasons. ;)

also I want to add, it is usually noted that you'd have to set the perm regardless
especially if there's an explicit download page for it, so it's kinda common knowledge at this point ;)
(I'm aware there are users who ignore everything and complain when they find out they have to set it)

[cmatomic]

Does not start on Ubuntu 16.04 xenial lts, when new version off this appimage should mention which GNU / Linux distributions the appimage supports

exemple:
"This AppImage has been tested on the following GNU / Linux distros.
Debian 10 buster
Fedora 31-1.9 Live x86_64
OpenSUSE-Leap 15.1 KDE Live-x86_64
Ubuntu xenial 16.04
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04
Ubuntu Disco 19.04
Linuxmint 19.2 cinnamon-64bit
Manjaro-xfce 18.1.0 stable-x86_64/18.1.2-linux53
Mageia 7.1 Live-Plasma-x86_64
MX-19
KaOS-2019.10-x86_64
Solus-4.0-Budgie
"

./LBRY_0.38.2.AppImage A JavaScript error occurred in the main process Uncaught Exception: Error: /tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium.sjq4aE: não foi possível mapear segmento apartir de objecto partilhado at process.module.(anonymous function) [as dlopen] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:160:31) at Object.Module._extensions..node (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:18) at Object.module.(anonymous function) [as .node] (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:169:18) at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:602:32) at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:541:12) at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:533:3) at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:640:17) at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18) at Object.<anonymous> (/tmp/.mount_LBRY_0rVnqQH/resources/app.asar/node_modules/keytar/lib/keytar.js:1:169) at Object.<anonymous> (/tmp/.mount_LBRY_0rVnqQH/resources/app.asar/node_modules/keytar/lib/keytar.js:61:3)

[Tcll]

@cmatomic that's weird, but I suppose I can add and confirm it works just fine on Xubuntu 16.04

I haven't been able to test on Void or anything else yet because I've been having issues with my subnet PC (home-built router)
(I'm not lying, just none of my PCs on my subnet have internet, so testing is kinda pointless)

crypt_luks is quite finicky when the OS you're installing doesn't support booting from it :D
(I'm trying to force it to boot)

[seanyesmunt]

added in https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/pull/3497!