Easy App Adapt

[dimwit]

Anyone know of similar tools to Adapt?

http://www.ostechnix.com/adapt-run-app-version-ubuntu-version/

I am aware of AppImage.

https://tuxdiary.com/2016/01/20/appimage/

Docker is much more complicated, and it takes x86-64 to run it.

[terry1966]

what are you trying to do and for what platform apps, eg. android, apple ios, windows mobile, etc. etc. ?

 

[dimwit]

This is a dream come true for me. It's as simple as apt and I can pick and choose older or newer versions of

applications, while running various versions of Ubuntu. I'm hope this will be adopted linux-wide soon.

I would not be using this for android or apple nor windows. Actually if there is something like this

for android I would use it today! No more this app won't run on your system only supports lollipop or better.

I'm talking about Adapt. It seems simpler than any other solution.

[terry1966]

no use for such a thing myself but if it does the job for you so you can run old ubuntu apps instead of updating them or have one that died out and you still want to use it then fair enough.

 

[dimwit]

Thanks Terry! I feel like such a pervert using the old dead apps and distros. Long Term Support. Who cares.

[dimwit]

Okay, now we're talkin.

This will be sweet when it truly is universal.

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/06/14/universal-snap-packages-launch-on-multiple-linux-distros/

[terry1966]

another choice is flatpak, :- http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/06/flatpak-cross-platform-linux-app-packages/

 

i like the security benefits of snap and flatpak but must admit i can't see me using them until they are a distro's default app management system.

 

rpm's work just fine for me, even with the occasional dependency conflict.

 

[dimwit]

Before I was excited about the possibility of everyone having what they wanted or needed on demand. ( As opposed to plotting and planning your kernel, distro, version).
Now I worry this could turn into an ugly race for the most stuff. Without actually delivering the right stuff. I hope I'm wrong, and both approaches deliver fantastic results to everyone. Still early days yet.
And if snaps or flats become the best choice I can live with that. Either/Or works too.

https://flathub.org/apps.html

https://snapcraft.io/?from=corepage

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/09/ahoy-flathub-website-now-lets-install-apps