From 634a68c3901b4354e8cb7b6541c488f41d3c323b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Rotter Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:55:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs update --- docs/source/downloads.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/downloads.md b/docs/source/downloads.md index c114d54c4..88a54e4e7 100644 --- a/docs/source/downloads.md +++ b/docs/source/downloads.md @@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ Simply download and launch newest available file `VisualCppRedist_AIO_x86_x64.ex ``` ### Linux -On Linux, you can download `AppImage` files which are self-contained and you simply can launch them as regular binaries. They should work just fine. +Best way is to use official distribution packages if your distribution offers those. -Likely even better way is to use official distribution packages if your distribution offers those. +```{attention} +RSS Guard used to be available in `AppImage` format for Linux. The support for this format was dropped because `AppImage` lacks proper support and up-to-date build tools and has some undocumented quirks. + +It is recommended to either use native packages for your distribution, compile by yourself or sticking to `Flatpak` RSS Guard packages. +``` ### Mac OS X `DMG` packages are provided for Mac users.