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branc116 7 hours ago

I think that you just need to provide .tar of your app. Everything else should be problem for people who handle packages of different distros. You don't wanna be involved in that part of distribution. If people want your app, someone will make a package. There are too many package manages for you to run and add your stuff to all of them. Just have .tar on static http server and that's it! Example: http://ftp.klid.dk/ftp/gnu/gcc/

_sinelaw_ 6 hours ago | parent [-]

It's a problem for my potential users. I don't get this "it's not your job to distribute your own software".

quectophoton 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Parent post already told you a way to distribute your software to Linux users; assuming your tarballs with prebuilt binaries "just work", as in, it's enough to untar it wherever (/opt?) and create a symlink in $PATH for your executable.

But from your comments, the message I get is that you want to apply to become a maintainer in each and every Linux distribution's package repositories, both mainstream and niche? And apparently also create packages for some alternative package managers too? (e.g. mise, npm, Terra)

aki237 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes. But I would bet, people who use a cli editor would not mind manually updating their package.

I use fedora on my work machine. It is a pain. But hey, freedom of choice has its drawbacks too.