electrum/contrib/build-linux/appimage

AppImage binary for Electrum

This assumes an Ubuntu host, but it should not be too hard to adapt to another similar system. The docker commands should be executed in the project's root folder.

1. Install Docker

   $ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   $ sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
   $ sudo apt-get update
   $ sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce
   

2. Build image

   $ sudo docker build --no-cache -t electrum-appimage-builder-img contrib/build-linux/appimage
   

3. Build binary

   $ sudo docker run -it \
       --name electrum-appimage-builder-cont \
       -v $PWD:/opt/electrum \
       --rm \
       --workdir /opt/electrum/contrib/build-linux/appimage \
       electrum-appimage-builder-img \
       ./build.sh
   

4. The generated binary is in ./dist.

FAQ

How can I see what is included in the AppImage?

Execute the binary as follows: ./electrum*.AppImage --appimage-extract