Conversion appimage application

convert appimage format (.appimage or .AppImage) application to linyaps format (.layer or .uab) application

View the help information for the ll-appimage-convert convert --help command:

ll-appimage-convert convert --help

Here is the output:

Usage:
  ll-appimage-convert convert [flags]
Flags:
  -b, --build                build linglong
  -d, --description string   detailed description of the package
  -f, --file string          app package file, it not required option,
                             you can ignore this option
                             when you set --url option and --hash option
      --hash string          pkg hash value, it must be used with --url option
  -h, --help                 help for convert
  -i, --id string            the unique name of the package
  -l, --layer                export layer file
  -n, --name string          the description the package
  -u, --url string           pkg url, it not required option,you can ignore this option when you set -f option
  -v, --version string       the version of the package
Global Flags:
  -V, --verbose   verbose output

The ll-appimage-convert convert command will generate a directory according to the specified app name (--name option), which will serve as the root directory of the linyaps project where the linglong.yaml file is located. It supports two conversion methods:

1. you can use the --file option to convert to linyaps application according to the specified appimage file;
2. you can use the --url and --hash option to convert to linyaps application according to the specified appimage url and hash value;
3. you can use the --layer option to export .layer, or it will export .uab by default.

Tips: When the linyaps version is greater than 1.5.7, the default converted package format is .uab. If you want to export a .layer file, you need to add the --layer option.

you can use the --output option to generate the configuration file (linglong.yaml) of the linyaps project and a script for building linyaps .layer (.uab) then you can execute the script file to generate after you modify the linglong.yaml file. If you do not specify this option, it will export linyaps .layer or .uab directly.

Take converting BrainWaves into linyaps .layer through --url as an example, the main steps are as follows:

Specify the relevant parameters of the linyaps package you want to convert, and you will obtain io.github.brainwaves_0.15.1.0_x86_64_runtime.layer or io.github.brainwaves_0.15.1.0_x86_64_runtime.uab after a short wait.

ll-appimage-convert convert --url "https://github.com/makebrainwaves/BrainWaves/releases/download/v0.15.1/BrainWaves-0.15.1.AppImage" --hash "04fcfb9ccf5c0437cd3007922fdd7cd1d0a73883fd28e364b79661dbd25a4093" --name "io.github.brainwaves" --id "io.github.brainwaves" --version "0.15.1.0" --description "io.github.brainwaves" -b

Take converting BrainWaves-0.15.1.AppImage into .uab through --file as an example, the main steps as follows:

ll-appimage-convert convert -f ~/Downloads/BrainWaves-0.15.1.AppImage --name "io.github.brainwaves" --id "io.github.brainwaves" --version "0.15.1.0" --description "io.github.brainwaves" -b

The converted directory structure is as follows:

├── io.github.brainwaves_x86_64_0.15.1.0_main.uab
├── linglong
└── linglong.yaml

Take converting BrainWaves-0.15.1.AppImage into .layer through --file as an example, the main steps as follows:

ll-appimage-convert convert -f ~/Downloads/BrainWaves-0.15.1.AppImage --name "io.github.brainwaves" --id "io.github.brainwaves" --version "0.15.1.0" --description "io.github.brainwaves" -b --layer

The converted directory structure is as follows:

├── io.github.brainwaves_0.15.1.0_x86_64_binary.layer
├── io.github.brainwaves_0.15.1.0_x86_64_develop.layer
├── linglong
└── linglong.yaml

.uab or .layer file verification The exported .uab or .layer files need to be installed and verified. Install the layer files and run the application. You can refer to: Install the application