AppMan vs ginstall.sh

AppMan

Manage 1900+ AppImage packages and official standalone apps for GNU/Linux without root privileges using the extensible and ever-growing AUR-inspired database of "AM Application Manager". Easy to use like APT and powerful like PacMan. (by ivan-hc)

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portable-linux-apps.github.io

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ginstall.sh

A shell script that can install the compiled binaries of CLI tools straight from their GitHub release page. (by whalehub)

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AppMan		ginstall.sh
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37	Mentions	2
114	Stars	47
-	Growth	-
9.3	Activity	0.0
11 days ago	Latest Commit	over 3 years ago
Shell	Language	Shell
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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AppMan

Posts with mentions or reviews of AppMan. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-13.

I'm sick of reading that among the disadvantages of AppImage is the lack of updates and a centralized repository!
3 projects | /r/AppImage | 13 Aug 2023

I have been working on two CLI tools to install AppImage packages system wide and locall (they are AM and AppMan respectively). I've also written a website that acts as a catalog and a better source for downloading them all for real, https://portable-linux-apps.github.io !
What’s the best way to install App Man, direct or via distrobox?
5 projects | /r/SteamOS | 26 Jun 2023
Thank you for the review of "AM"
1 project | /r/DistroTube | 17 Jun 2023

3:57, often appear the message "find: './containerd': Permission denied", this is because AM expects you install everything in /opt, to use a version that can work in any container or custom $HOME you want, use the portable version of AM, i.e. "AppMan", at https://github.com/ivan-hc/AppMan
After two years of development on "AM", AppMan and many Appimage packages... I'm seriously considering giving it all up
4 projects | /r/AppImage | 15 Jun 2023

I started writing AM/AppMan two years ago, it was just a custom script to install and always keep any Appimage package I needed updated to the latest version. Then become something much bigger.
How to add applications
2 projects | /r/zorinos | 18 May 2023

AppMan, at https://github.com/ivan-hc/AppMan, a copy of "AM" but portable, it can install everything into a directory of your choice in your $HOME, no root privileges are required.
Portable-Linux-Apps.github.io - a "work in progress" site were we can upload AppImages and other standalone applications for GNU/Linux
3 projects | /r/linuxprojects | 31 Mar 2023

AppMan, a copy of AM but that allows you to choose where to install the apps in your HOME directory and without root access.
AppMan is back: v4.0.0 "PORTABLE", also available as an AppImage
1 project | /r/AppImage | 17 Oct 2022

More details at https://github.com/ivan-hc/AppMan
Introducing AM and AppMan, two bash scripts that can install, update and manage all the AppImage packages and other standalone programs for GNU/Linux
2 projects | /r/DistroTube | 22 May 2022

https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM-AppMan ("AppMan", local integration only).
AppMan 3.0.6.1: now you can choose the directory of your applications in your $HOME
1 project | /r/AppImage | 15 May 2022

RELEASE: https://github.com/ivan-hc/AppMan/releases/tag/3.0.6.1
NEW "AppMan 3.0.6": not just another copy of "AM", now you can "convert" downloaded and created scripts for local installation (without root privileges)!
1 project | /r/AppImage | 13 May 2022

ginstall.sh

Posts with mentions or reviews of ginstall.sh. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

Are you using statically compiled applications like docker-compose, hugo or rclone? Do you wish you could check for new versions and update them from the CLI? Then feel free to check out my tool ginstall.sh on GitHub!
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 29 May 2021

1 project | /r/selfhosted | 29 May 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing AppMan and ginstall.sh you can also consider the following projects:

Ventoy - A new bootable USB solution.

Shadowsocks-Cloak-Installer - A one-key script to setup Cloak plugin with Shadowsocks on your server

deb2appimage - Build AppImages from deb packages on any distro with simple json configuration

google-drive-upload - Bash scripts to upload files to google drive

appimage-cli-tool - AppImage package manager

bpkg - Lightweight bash package manager

AM - An "AUR-inspired" Database of AppImage packages and a CLI to manage/install/update them system-wide! This repo lists 1900+ standalone apps for GNU/Linux. You can extend it with custom repositories, create your own installation scripts and even build AppImages on the fly! "AM" Application Manager: Easy to use like APT and Powerful like PacMan!

YT-DLP-SCRIPTS - ...Just a place for me to share my various YT-DLP & related bash scripts.

browser

utils - Utility scripts

TermuxArch - You can use setupTermuxArch.bash 📲 to install Arch Linux in Amazon, Android, Chromebook and Windows. https://sdrausty.github.io/TermuxArch/docs/install

zap - :zap: Delightful AppImage package manager