simpler way to run Appimages

[Member PPC]

Howdy!
I use many applications in Appimage format. I know antiX now offers the latest version the LibreOffice and Gimp (the reason I started using appimages), but I have a huge collection of appimages – just I case I need them, they are there, in a single folder, not bloating my system.
I also use SpaceFm as my default File Manager. By default I can’t left click Appimages to run them, I have to right click them and select the option to execute the Appimage.

TIP:
My solution to running Appimages by left clicking them: I associated, in SpaceFm, the .appimage extension with the %u command- so SpaceFm simply runs appimages like they are “regular” executables, via left click. A simple idea that anyone can use (I didn’t check if someone shared that tip before)

Question:
My question to the gurus out there- is there a significant security risk if I associate the .appimage extension to a script that makes them executable and then runs the appimage, something like this:
chmod u+x %u && %u

This would be the perfect way to download and run appimages with even less fuss…

Suggestion for the Dev team:
Would not my file association ( %u ) be a handy default for antiX?

P.

• This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by PPC.

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