Create deb and rpm packages for GNU/Linux

[jviotti]

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[vankasteelj]

I've seen 2 ways of doing that, apparently https://www.npmjs.com/package/nobin-debian-installer can do it on any platform, but I couldn't get a good enough build.

I also have developped a bash script (available on linux only) to automate fakeroot dpkg-deb task

[jviotti]

Hi @vankasteelj

Great information, very appreciated, I'll give it a go soon! What do you mean by:

but I couldn't get a good enough build.

?

[vankasteelj]

I don't remember specifics, I just remember trying it, and it wasn't doing what I wanted, either non-working at all, or not implementing scripts like I wanted. Sorry

[jviotti]

I'm closing this issue given I believe creating deb and rpm packages for Etcher is not worth it after checking out AppImage. They are "nice to have", but the premise of AppImage to provide a single distributable executable that works across distributions lines up better with Etcher intentions, and provides a mechanism to perform auto-updates that is more similar to the experience in the other supported operating systems.

Debian and RPM packages might be nice to have in the future, but for now they mean extra maintenance without a clear benefit.

AppImage support has been implemented in #323, and will be available on the website on the next version.