Deep Desktop integration for Linux

[manojVivek]

Related discussion: https://github.com/manojVivek/responsively-app/pull/355#issuecomment-665179622_

[esprush]

this is possible by doing below steps

1. create .desktop file for our application - (have to update the filename in .desktop each time we release, also have to watch for appImage directory changes).
2. add an entry for protocol and 'open with' in mimeapps.list

limitation: cannot undo above changes when user decides to remove appImage.

@manojVivek @jjavierdguezas what do you think?

[manojVivek]

@esprush That seems a little complicated. I would suggest we hold on implementing it before a user requests it.

[esprush]

on installing using AppImageLauncher:

for reference: it makes the app searchable like other installed applications. but does not support protocol and open with handlers. (even otherwise asking users to install another application to use ours, I feel is an overhead).

[adrinux]

It seems AppImageLauncher also doesn't support Gnome's 'Add to favorites' to keep the app in the Dash. To replicate: right-click on the app in the Dash - the option isn't visible. (Running on Manjaro, Gnome 40 with responsively-bin package installed from AUR).