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AppImage file did not run by default
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I went on the Ubuntu Touch page to download the installer: http://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/installer/appimage

By default, with Allow executing unticked, opening the file shows:
Could not display AppImage.

Screenshot at 2018-12-19 16-46-10.png (189×858 px, 52 KB)

Then I right-clicked the AppImage file, went to Properties > Permissions, and ticked the Execute box (Allow executing file as program).
With Allow executing ticked, opening the file shows a pop-up asking if I want to integrate it with my system:

Screenshot_2018-12-19 Untitled document - Google Docs.png (738×309 px, 166 KB)

I clicked No and the installer was then running as expected:

Screenshot at 2018-12-19 17-05-45.png (958×1 px, 390 KB)

Maybe you can remove the integration prompt, or at least get the program running without the user having to click Yes or No first ?
Thanks!

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mate-user created this task.Dec 19 2018, 4:11 PM
JoshStrobl closed this task as Wontfix.EditedDec 19 2018, 4:35 PM
JoshStrobl added a subscriber: JoshStrobl.

I have no plans on patching Caja or Nautilus to remove the requirement to make a program executable.

mate-user added a comment.Dec 19 2018, 5:35 PM

New Solus users might not figure this out themselves, so is there a help centre page (https://getsol.us/help-center/home/) which shows how to fix this for AppImage files ?

kyrios123 added a subscriber: kyrios123.Dec 19 2018, 5:48 PM
In T7353#138955, @mate-user wrote:

New Solus users might not figure this out themselves, so is there a help centre page (https://getsol.us/help-center/home/) which shows how to fix this for AppImage files ?

If you don't find it, you don't need a permission to submit a PR !

pat-san added a subscriber: pat-san.Dec 19 2018, 5:57 PM

https://discourse.appimage.org/t/stop-appimage-from-asking-to-integrate/488

JoshStrobl added a comment.EditedDec 19 2018, 7:30 PM
In T7353#138955, @mate-user wrote:

New Solus users might not figure this out themselves, so is there a help centre page (https://getsol.us/help-center/home/) which shows how to fix this for AppImage files ?

Seeing as we encourage them to use Flatpak and Snaps, not especially our problem IMO. This also isn't Arch, we do not need to document everything.

mate-user added a comment.Dec 19 2018, 8:11 PM

Ok sure, thanks!

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