StowGUI

Install StowGUI

Set up StowGUI so it opens from your app menu like any other app.

Ubuntu

  1. Download the app

    Get the file ending in .AppImage. It contains the whole app, so there is nothing else to install.

    Get the latest version

  2. Give it a permanent home

    Move it to an Applications folder in your home folder and rename it to StowGUI.AppImage. The menu entry looks for exactly this name, and updates replace this file so the entry keeps working.

    bash
    mkdir -p ~/Applicationsmv ~/Downloads/StowGUI-*-x86_64.AppImage ~/Applications/StowGUI.AppImage

  3. Allow it to run

    Mark the file as a program.

    bash
    chmod +x ~/Applications/StowGUI.AppImage

  4. Add it to the app menu

    Save the icon and create a menu entry. StowGUI then appears when you search your apps and can be pinned to the dock.

    bash
    mkdir -p ~/.local/share/icons ~/.local/share/applicationswget -qO ~/.local/share/icons/com.trainvent.StowGUI.png https://stowgui.com/icon.pngcat > ~/.local/share/applications/com.trainvent.StowGUI.desktop <<EOF[Desktop Entry]Type=ApplicationName=StowGUIComment=Link your dotfiles with GNU StowExec=$HOME/Applications/StowGUI.AppImageIcon=$HOME/.local/share/icons/com.trainvent.StowGUI.pngTerminal=falseCategories=Utility;StartupWMClass=com.trainvent.StowGUIEOF