# Appimage - for linux systems

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/appimage-for-linux-systems/35594>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/appimage-for-linux-systems/35594 "2024-04-18T11:36:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/appimage-for-linux-systems/35594/2 "2024-04-18T14:29:32Z")

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Does the Linux binary provided at [https://download.slicer.org/](https://download.slicer.org/) not fit your easy-to-use situation? Which distro of Linux are you using?

There has been some past discussion on Linux distribution to support networkless builds by way of Flatpaks. Do you have any thoughts as it relates to that method?

> [@Interest to create Flatpak for 3D Slicer, have issue with GUISupportQtOpenGL not found](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/interest-to-create-flatpak-for-3d-slicer-have-issue-with-guisupportqtopengl-not-found/16532/35):
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> From worse to better: AppImages: “fail in everything they set out to do” → Don’t use them. Linux apps running everywhere → They don’t Easy to install apps as in Windows or Mac → They are not. Provide applications without the need to ‘get into a distribution’ or ‘build for a different distributions’ → Practically, you need to learn every distro and build one. Snaps → Practically confined to Canonical ecosystems. Still very limited to Ubuntu ecosystem (won’t deliver confinement in most Li…

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