Automatic skippy-xd AppImage Builder

(64 bit only)

Build the latest Skippy-XD as a portable AppImage.

Skippy-XD by Felix Fung

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What is this?

This script automates building the latest Skippy-XD from source and packaging it as an AppImage.

No manual steps required—just run it and get your AppImage.

Prerequisites

These are automaticly installed with the script if not already

Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y git build-essential wget xz-utils squashfs-tools libfuse2

Fedora

sudo dnf install -y git make gcc wget xz squashfs-tools fuse-libs

Arch/Manjaro

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel wget squashfs-tools fuse2

Building Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage

git clone https://github.com/musqz/build-skippy-xd-appimg.git
cd build-skippy-xd-appimg
chmod +x build-skippy-xd-appimg.sh
./build-skippy-xd-appimg.sh

Script will ask for confirmation, then build. Output: build/Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage

Usage

Make Executable

chmod +x Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage

View Manpage

./Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage --help-man

Extract (for debugging)

./Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract

How It Works

Detects your OS and installs build dependencies
Clones the latest Skippy-XD from felixfung/skippy-xd
Builds from source
Creates AppDir structure (AppRun, .desktop, icon, manpage)
Packages everything into a single AppImage

Features

Always up-to-date: Builds from latest GitHub commit
Portable: No installation needed
Manpage included: Use --help-man to view man page
Auto-cleanup: Removes temporary build files

License

MIT License. See LICENSE file.

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