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Linux: Embed AppImage update information

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
linux, tauri, typescript

Research direction

No file or test entry point is named. Start by reading the linked AppImage update-information specifications and compare them with the project's Linux release configuration. Done means the distributed AppImage includes valid .zsync update information that AppImageUpdate and the other referenced tools can recognize.

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Description

enhancement

Request to provide .zsync file for AppImage delta updates.
Updating will take less amount of data and time due to downloading only diff.

info:

This is a common standard for updating AppImages.
AppImage having update information would also recognized by other software e.g. AppImageLauncher, AppImageUpdate, AppManager, AM etc...

Lots of projects already support updating AppImage e.g: LibreWolf, KeePassXC, Sigil, VSCodium etc.

Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
282
Forks
33
Avg merge
16h 36m
Merged PRs (30d)
3

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