[Feature Request] Add snap or Flatpak versions for auto updates

[alculete]

Add snap or Flatpak versions for auto updates. Currently I'm using deb but on every update it needs to download new version manually from the web

[aikawayataro]

For deb-based package managers you can use deb repository from https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-use

[dylanmartinezs]

Not everyone is using deb-based package managers, so that comment is useless. Flatpaks are universal.

[aikawayataro]

Previous Flatpak issues/comments: #462 https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit/pull/479#issuecomment-2352631960

The last attempt: https://github.com/sourcegit-scm/sourcegit/discussions/1561

TL;DR Flatpak is way too cumbersome. I do believe that software packaging should not be a burden for the author, in general software packaging is handled by package maintainers (what author could or couldn't be). Counting previous closed issues and failed attempt, I would not expect Flatpak soon. Maybe @MicrogamerCz can give some update on Flatpak package.

[alculete]

Previous Flatpak issues/comments: #462 #479 (comment)

The last attempt: #1561

TL;DR Flatpak is way too cumbersome. I do believe that software packaging should not be a burden for the author, in general software packaging is handled by package maintainers (what author could or couldn't be). Counting previous closed issues and failed attempt, I would not expect Flatpak soon. Maybe @MicrogamerCz can give some update on Flatpak package.

What about snaps then? it is not as universal as flatpak but still has good features including the auto update

[MicrogamerCz]

Previous Flatpak issues/comments: #462 #479 (comment)

The last attempt: #1561

TL;DR Flatpak is way too cumbersome. I do believe that software packaging should not be a burden for the author, in general software packaging is handled by package maintainers (what author could or couldn't be). Counting previous closed issues and failed attempt, I would not expect Flatpak soon. Maybe @MicrogamerCz can give some update on Flatpak package.

Nothing new since the last update in the discussion, I haven't had time to look into it

[alculete]

For snap you can request for help at https://forum.snapcraft.io/

[aikawayataro]

I don't use snap but if you can package it then I believe it will be appreciated

[Kyuyrii]

A Snap app with classic confinement has much more freedom than a Flatpak app, making it look like a .deb app.

This would probably be the best option.

However, for a Snap app to be allowed to be confined in classic confinement, the developer must submit a request on the Snapcraft forum, and then we'll review whether it's safe to allow classic confinement.

I created an extremely simple snapcraft.yaml file that creates a Snap version with classic confinement using the published deb packages.

https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Test-Snap-Sourcegit/blob/main/snapcraft.yaml

I've made the generated .snap file available here: https://github.com/Kyuyrii/Test-Snap-Sourcegit/releases/tag/2025.36

If you want to install and test it, download the file and use this command: sudo snap install ./sourcegit_2025.36_amd64.snap --dangerous --classic

[love-linger]

Thank you very much, @Kyuyrii. As @aikawayataro said, the project welcomes everyone to support distribution for different package management platforms. Currently, this repository only provides .deb, .rpm, and AppImage packages.

[Kyuyrii]

Thank you very much, @Kyuyrii. As @aikawayataro said, the project welcomes everyone to support distribution for different package management platforms. Currently, this repository only provides .deb, .rpm, and AppImage packages.

In this case, I created the snapcraft.yaml file, but I suppose that SourceGit developers who need to publish this Snap version, since it's a classic Snap, have more access to the system, so it would be necessary to make a request to be able to receive the classic confinement.