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woof

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AppImage problems and updating FreeCAD

Hi, when I tried the Appimage download of FreeCAD, Openshot  and Ultimaker Cura I could start them but at a certain point they just disappear like a crash to desktop, it might be when I do something simple like resize the window. I can launch it again but if I repeat the action, same result. After that I decided to give up on AppImage downloads. Now I have installed the programs in the normal way and they appear to be working fine.

I installed FreeCAD with 'sudo apt-get install freecad' in terminal which gave me version 0.19 which is not current I think they are now on v.0.21.2  It would be nice to have a newer version but I cant find instructions on how to do this. I'm sorry to say I am very green at linux haha. I look at the freecad github and it looks like the files offered are AppImage so I'm reluctant. Would these run separate to my existing installation and crash like the others I tried? Is there an easy way to update it?
T.I.A

johnraff

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Re: AppImage problems and updating FreeCAD

I installed FreeCAD with 'sudo apt-get install freecad' in terminal which gave me version 0.19 which is not current I think they are now on v.0.21.2  It would be nice to have a newer version...

freecad on Debian Bookworm (BunsenLabs Boron) is version 0.20.2+dfsg1-4 https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/freecad

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woof

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Re: AppImage problems and updating FreeCAD

Thanks johnraff I missed the news of a new BL release I will upgrade soon, awesome.

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Gaucho

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Registered: 2015-09-17

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Re: AppImage problems and updating FreeCAD

As to AppImage, it's self-contained, it runs on its own libraries. You can place the AppImage in a hidden folder and create a *.desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications so it shows up in jgmenu. Logout/login to see it in your menu. For example, here's what I use for the Shotcut AppImage...

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Shotcut
GenericName=Video Editor
GenericName[de]=Video-Bearbeitungsprogramm
GenericName[fr]=Logiciel de montage vidéo
GenericName[ru]=Видеоредактор
Comment=Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor.
Comment[de]=Programm zum Bearbeiten und Abspielen von Videodateien.
Exec=/home/rachael/.appimages/shotcut.AppImage %F
Icon=org.shotcut.Shotcut
Terminal=false
Categories=AudioVideo;Video;AudioVideoEditing;
Keywords=video;audio;editing;suite;mlt;4k;video4linux;blackmagic;decklink;
MimeType=application/vnd.mlt+xml;application/ogg;application/x-ogg;audio/ogg;audio/x-vorbis;audio/x-vorbis+ogg;video/ogg;video/x-ogm+ogg;video/x-theora+ogg;video/x-theora;audio/x-speex;audio/opus;application/x-flac;audio/flac;audio/x-flac;audio/x-ms-asf;audio/x-ms-asx;audio/x-ms-wax;audio/x-ms-wma;video/x-ms-asf;video/x-ms-asf-plugin;video/x-ms-asx;video/x-ms-wm;video/x-ms-wmv;video/x-ms-wmx;video/x-ms-wvx;video/x-msvideo;audio/x-pn-windows-acm;video/divx;video/msvideo;video/vnd.divx;video/x-avi;application/vnd.rn-realmedia;application/vnd.rn-realmedia-vbr;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio;audio/x-pn-realaudio;audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin;audio/x-real-audio;audio/x-realaudio;video/vnd.rn-realvideo;audio/mpeg;audio/mpg;audio/mp1;audio/mp2;audio/mp3;audio/x-mp1;audio/x-mp2;audio/x-mp3;audio/x-mpeg;audio/x-mpg;video/mp2t;video/mpeg;video/mpeg-system;video/x-mpeg;video/x-mpeg2;video/x-mpeg-system;application/mpeg4-iod;application/mpeg4-muxcodetable;application/x-extension-m4a;application/x-extension-mp4;audio/aac;audio/m4a;audio/mp4;audio/x-m4a;audio/x-aac;video/mp4;video/mp4v-es;video/x-m4v;application/x-quicktime-media-link;application/x-quicktimeplayer;video/quicktime;application/x-matroska;audio/x-matroska;video/x-matroska;video/webm;audio/webm;audio/3gpp;audio/3gpp2;audio/AMR;audio/AMR-WB;audio/amr;audio/amr-wb;video/3gp;video/3gpp;video/3gpp2;x-scheme-handler/mms;x-scheme-handler/mmsh;x-scheme-handler/rtsp;x-scheme-handler/rtp;x-scheme-handler/rtmp;x-scheme-handler/icy;x-scheme-handler/icyx;x-content/video-vcd;x-content/video-svcd;x-content/video-dvd;x-content/audio-cdda;x-content/audio-player;application/x-cd-image;application/ram;application/xspf+xml;audio/mpegurl;audio/x-mpegurl;audio/scpls;audio/x-scpls;text/google-video-pointer;text/x-google-video-pointer;video/vnd.mpegurl;application/vnd.apple.mpegurl;application/vnd.ms-asf;application/vnd.ms-wpl;application/sdp;audio/dv;video/dv;audio/x-aiff;audio/x-pn-aiff;video/x-anim;video/x-nsv;video/fli;video/flv;video/x-flc;video/x-fli;video/x-flv;audio/wav;audio/x-pn-au;audio/x-pn-wav;audio/x-wav;audio/ac3;audio/eac3;audio/vnd.dts;audio/vnd.dts.hd;audio/vnd.dolby.heaac.1;audio/vnd.dolby.heaac.2;audio/vnd.dolby.mlp;audio/basic;audio/midi;audio/x-ape;audio/x-gsm;audio/x-musepack;audio/x-tta;audio/x-wavpack;audio/x-shorten;application/x-shockwave-flash;application/x-flash-video;misc/ultravox;image/vnd.rn-realpix;audio/x-it;audio/x-mod;audio/x-s3m;audio/x-xm;application/mxf;
StartupWMClass=Shotcut

I got that by installing the debian package of shotcut, copying the desktop file (in this case, org.shotcut.Shotcut.desktop) from /usr/share/applications to ~/.local/share/applications and editing the exec line (I renamed the AppImage to a shorter name), then uninstalling the deb package.

Since freecad is in the repo you could do the same thing for it, so you don't have to figure out the desktop structure and mimetypes yourself.

Alas, no easy way to check for updates, as it's self-contained. You have to follow the development and download the latest AppImage from their website.

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