Linux build with Flatpack, snap or AppImage

[dstengle]

The linux build has a lot of dependencies on a specific OS release. It would be great to be able to run it on something other than LTS using one of the above options. As it stands, I'll have to try a VM to run this.

-Dave

[christofmuc]

@dstengle Thanks for the nudge! What distribution are you using? I have a little bit of experience with snap and got that to go for another app, but then not many people seem to keen on getting snap apps. Setting it up was not too hard though.

[dstengle]

I use Ubuntu and I use plenty of snaps so that would be great for me.

[christofmuc]

Cool, I'll give snap a shot!

[mslinn]

An Ubuntu version would be nice, but I am not a snap fan.

[christofmuc]

Ubuntu we do, there is a Linux version to download:
https://github.com/christofmuc/KnobKraft-orm/releases

You can look at https://github.com/christofmuc/KnobKraft-orm/blob/master/.github/workflows/builds-ubuntu.yml how it is made, it uses 20.04 LTS as a base.

[dstengle]

Any chance of getting an updated/separate build for 24.04?

[christofmuc]

Interesting that you ask! Just this morning I refreshed the build for JammerNetz (an associated project) to Ubuntu 24.04, and JUCE 8. So actually I might be on it. I did not get far with Snap, KnobKraft had just too many dependencies to make this worthwhile, it became a bit of a time sink.

[dstengle]

Now that I'm on an LTS release, I don't really need any special packaging.

[christofmuc]

The Ubuntu 24 build passed, you can give it a try when you find time: https://github.com/christofmuc/KnobKraft-orm/actions/runs/11244510357/artifacts/2032014880