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KaKi87
KaKi87 @ KaKi87 @jlai.lu
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I made a local APT repository that automatically fetches DEBs and AppImages from anywhere

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  • Which isn't user-friendly.

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  • Well, I'm just automating what people currently have to do manually : visit GitHub and download DEB and install DEB.

    If the automated process would be dangerous then the manual process also would be, and that would be on the maintainer for not providing an APT repository or a Flatpak, not on the user for just downloading from GitHub.

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  • Why the OOP structure and syntax ? Sorry but it makes it difficult to read for me even in my own language 😅

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  • I didn't know there was one, that's interesting, thanks.

    Updates must still be delayed because of being third-party though.

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  • I'd be willing to implement additional features for people who are extra careful about security.

    Could you please explain what does this consist in ?

    Thanks

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  • Discord not automating downloads of DEBs is one of the reasons motivating me to do this.

    Personally I need the desktop client because I mod it with plugins that are so useful that I can't do without these anymore.

    Alternatively, there are third-party repositories here and here.

    There still is delay between Discord releases and repository updates so I still believe dynapt to be the better solution.

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  • Yeah, I don't have the skill for this. I'd be very happy if someone else would make this, but if not then I'm sticking to HTTP.

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  • local repo with file:// scheme

    With that, I couldn't trigger a download when apt update is ran, I could only do a cron, i.e. a delay, that I do not want.

    custom apt-transport

    I thought about that, but found no documentation on how to do it. If you have any, I'm interested.

    Even just finding documentation on how to generate DEBs and APT repository metadata files was very hard.

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  • Thank you for your appreciation !

    • What federated platform do you use for blogging?

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  • Hi,

    Did anyone try this yet ?

    Thanks

    • What federated platform do you use for blogging?

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  • Hi,

    Did you end up doing it ?

    Thanks

    • How do you search inside a community?

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  • However, I just discovered the Alexandrite alternative web client has this feature ! 🎉

    • How do you search inside a community?

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  • Hey,

    I just noticed this as well, then found your post through my search engine, then was about to proceed in creating a new feature request on GitHub, but noticed I actually already did (Search input in community sidebar · Issue #1648 · LemmyNet/lemmy-ui), merely days before you posted this !

    And maintainers have yet to respond to it, so I pinged them, hoping it will help move things along. 🤞

    • Why are there so few requests for Pop!_OS help here?

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  • In any case, the Mattermost community is the best place to get support.