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Why Flatpak Won and Snap and AppImage Didn't. - Cameron Knauff (youtube.com)

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[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Easy. Download "proprietary" installer (usually just a bash script with a compressed archive appended) and relate it with a quick PKGBUILD. Ta dah, native package for everyone to enjoy.