AppImage and .deb - Updates handling #7705

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opened 2022-10-21 18:23:42 +02:00 by slrslr · 1 comment

slrslr commented

2022-10-21 18:23:42 +02:00

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Hello,

.deb and AppImage files are large and i am wondering if both ensure updates, or if I would have to download whole software again on each new version release? Is update differential (downloading only new/changed data) or need to waste the data transfer transferring everything again? If is not differential, can you make AppImage as such? Details:

AppImage updater may claim: Error reading AppImage: Could not find update information in the AppImage. Please contact the author of the AppImage and ask them to embed update information.

Here I have found instructions making AppImages updateable:
https://docs.appimage.org/packaging-guide/optional/updates.html

Hello, .deb and AppImage files are large and i am wondering if both ensure updates, or if I would have to download whole software again on each new version release? Is update differential (downloading only new/changed data) or need to waste the data transfer transferring everything again? If is not differential, can you make AppImage as such? Details: [AppImage updater](https://github.com/AppImageCommunity/AppImageUpdate#readme) may claim: `Error reading AppImage: Could not find update information in the AppImage. Please contact the author of the AppImage and ask them to embed update information.` Here I have found instructions making AppImages updateable: https://docs.appimage.org/packaging-guide/optional/updates.html

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jessopb commented

2022-10-23 19:58:11 +02:00

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We've spent some time getting updates working.
Electron updater doesn't do differential as long as the app is asar enabled.
An alternative would be to try something like this. https://github.com/electron-delta/electron-delta

We've spent some time getting updates working. Electron updater doesn't do differential as long as the app is asar enabled. An alternative would be to try something like this. https://github.com/electron-delta/electron-delta