Install app images rather than run them

[gitdevries]

Dear,

I often used PopOS before but wanted to switch to Zorin due to the good things I heard about it. The only thing I now run into is installing app images.

When on POP: The app installed and I could remove AppImage from my downloads and star the application

When on Zorin: It runs the app and I can use it but it is not installed. When removing the AppImage from my machine the application is gone

What is the difference here or how to approach this?

[Turtle11]

I've not installed AppImages, but as far as I can tell...

Uhh... I suppose in Zorin it's the equivalent to a portable app (the app does not require installing) on Windows. You could add it to the main menu in Zorin by using the 'Main Menu' app in System Tools.

[gitdevries]

Thanks for your response! I did a google and I think Pop uses Eddy. But in that cause I move them to a more logical location and link them to my main menu.

Hopefully they do get applications icons... Now I have to see how to deal with .run files since they are completely new to me.

[Aravisian]

Please also see here to have an appimage manager that can install, remove and launch app images:

Use an Appimage manager for Updating appimage progs

You can install and use the Appimage Manager tool for consolidating, updating and upgrading all Appimages: Add the repository: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:appimagelauncher-team/stable Update sources and install: sudo apt update && sudo apt install appimagelauncher Once installed, look in the app menu for Appimage Launcher Settings.

[Maxwell-J]

I use bauh to handle appimages

[Aravisian]

@Maxwell-J

I use bauh to handle appimages

Suggestions are great things. I decided to install and test this app.
It needs to be installed with PiP, I could find no other way of doing so.
Installed PiP and installed Bauh.
Launched it and entered my password. Then it said "Synchronizing: 1.0%" and...
it stuck there.
After 5 minutes, I closed it.
Launch - try again.
It did it again.
Third time was the charm. This time it synced right away.
I went to Settings to configure it. Under the Types tab, Appimages cannot be selected and it is grayed out.
There are question marks next to certain settings - the intention is to click on them for more information.
Every question mark I clicked on yielded nothing. Nothing happened.

I found the solution to all of the above problems.
In terminal, I ran

bauh --reset

sudo pip3 uninstall bauh

EDIT: I must point out that I still prefer @Maxwell-J 's suggestion over my own and am editing the linked Tutorial to include it.

[gitdevries]

Thanks for the bauth suggestion I will give it a shot

[TabNumlock]

I added Balena Etcher to Utilities using the Main Menu app. Had to d/l the icon tho.

Also, Plex was the only app in Other so I made one for Sound and Video and got rid of Other.

Of course, you can find anything using the Super key and just typing the first 2 letters. I moved the Super key to the right Windows key using Tweaks, BTW.

[gitdevries]

Alright I might move on to this solution. Sounds great. Windows Key to Super Key is a amazing idea cause it now acts more like a fancy Alt + Tab. And I have to see how Main Menu app works. Thanks for this advice. Would mark this as solution for now