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This article shows you how to search for Linux applications on AppImage, Flathub and Snapcraft platforms. The content is concise and easy to understand, which will definitely catch your eyes. I hope you can get something from the details of this article.

Linux is developing all the time. In the past, developers had to build applications for different Linux distributions. Because of the variety of Linux variants, building applications for all distributions becomes tedious and time-consuming. Later, some developers invented package converters and builders, such as Checkinstall, Debtap, and Fpm. But they didn't completely solve the problem either. All of these tools simply convert one package format to another. We still need to find the application and install the dependencies needed to run it.

Well, times have changed. We now have a general Linux application. This means that we can install these applications on most Linux distributions. General-purpose applications can be used normally, whether it's Arch Linux, Debian, CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu, or any popular Linux distribution. These applications are packaged in one package with all the necessary libraries and dependencies. All we have to do is download and run them on any Linux distribution we use. Popular general application formats are AppImage, Flatpak and Snap.

AppImage is created and maintained by Simon peter. Many popular applications, such as Gimp, Firefox, Krita, etc., have these formats and can be downloaded directly from the download page. Just download them, make them executable and run it immediately. You don't even need root permission to run AppImage.

The developers of Flatpak are Alexander Larsson (RedHat employees). Flatpak applications are hosted in a central warehouse (store) called "Flathub". If you are a developer, it is recommended that you build your application in Flatpak format and distribute it to users through Flathub.

Snap is built by Canonical and is mainly used for Ubuntu. However, developers of other Linux distributions are beginning to contribute to the Snap packaging format. As a result, Snap is also beginning to apply to other Linux distributions. Snap can be downloaded directly from the app's download page or from the Snapcraft store.

Many popular companies and developers have released applications in AppImage, Flatpak and Snap formats. If you are looking for an app, just go to the appropriate store and get the app of your choice and run it, regardless of which Linux distribution you use.

There is also a command-line generic application search tool called "Chob" that makes it easy to search for Linux applications on AppImage, Flathub and Snapcraft platforms. This tool only searches for a given application and displays the official link in the default browser. It will not install them. This guide explains how to install Chob and use it to search for AppImage, Flatpak, and Snap on Linux.

Use Chob to search for Linux applications on AppImage, Flathub, and Snapcraft platforms

Download the Chob binaries from the release page. At the time of writing this guide, the * version is 0.3.5.

$wget https://github.com/MuhammedKpln/chob/releases/download/0.3.5/chob-linux

To make it executable:

$chmod + x chob-linux

* search for the app you want. For example, I will search for applications related to Vim.

$. / chob-linux vim

Chob will search for the given application (and related applications) on the AppImage, Flathub, and Snapcraft platforms and display the results.

Use Chob to search for Linux applications

Just enter the number you want to apply before to open its official link in the default browser, where you can read the details of the application.

View Linux application details in a browser

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