Installer build for Linux

[CanYing0913]

I want to achieve the same effect as I build .dmg and .msi installer on Linux. What is the specific Linux command to run my setup.py to do so? Appreciate for any help.

[marcelotduarte]

cx_Freeze has bdist_rpm.
Using Ubuntu/Debian you can need to install the rpm package:
sudo apt install rpm
I hope that you can convert the rpm to deb or rpm to tgz using the alien package:
sudo apt install alien

In a future I plan to implement support to appimage or snap.

[marcelotduarte]

@ntindle
sudo apt-get install -y alien fakeroot rpm
See: https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze/actions/runs/9378760979/job/25822490347#step:4:1

[ntindle]

Weird. It keeps failing in act (action tester). I'll give this exact a shot in a bit.

Edit: worked in gha but not act

[marcelotduarte]

A test: https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze/blob/main/tests/test_command_bdist_appimage.py#L113
The result: https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze/actions/runs/9378760979/job/25822490347#step:6:109

[marcelotduarte]

@ntindle Maybe you are experiencing a bug in cpio #2402
https://github.com/marcelotduarte/cx_Freeze/pull/2402/files#diff-9859a432e878bc969b09eaa7d835320558bd8a69e8e6d34c413a9f67667663ceR111

[ntindle]

Will take a look