Unlike standard .deb packages that are managed by your system’s update manager (apt), AppImages are independent files. They don't have a built-in "Auto-Update" service that runs in the background.
There are three main ways to handle updates for a Viber AppImage on antiX:
Delete the old file and make the new one executable (chmod +x).
2. Using "AppImageUpdate" (The Pro Way)
There is a specific tool designed to update AppImages without redownloading the whole file.It uses "delta updates," meaning it only downloads the parts of the app that have changed.
How it works: You download the AppImageUpdate tool (which is itself an AppImage).
The benefit: It's much faster than a full download.
The catch: This only works if the Viber developers included "update information" inside their AppImage.If they didn't, the tool will tell you it can't find update information.
3. Using AppImageLauncher
If you plan on using multiple AppImages, I highly recommend installing AppImageLauncher. It integrates AppImages into your antiX menu and adds a "Check for Updates" option when you right-click the app in your menu.
A Quick Warning for antiX Users
Viber’s official AppImage often requires a library called libfuse2 to run. antiX (and many newer Debian-based distros) may not have this installed by default because it's being replaced by libfuse3.
If your AppImage won't open, run this in the terminal:
sudo apt install libfuse2
Viber is owned by the Japanese multinational company Rakuten Group, Inc.
The app was acquired in February 2014 for $900 million.Since the acquisition, it has been officially rebranded as Rakuten Viber, though most people still simply call it "Viber."
Key Details About the Ownership:
Current Owner: Rakuten Group, Inc., a Tokyo-based e-commerce and online retailing giant often described as "the Amazon of Japan."
Original Founders: It was founded in 2010 by Israeli entrepreneurs Talmon Marco and Igor Magazinnik.
Headquarters: While it started in Israel and was run from Cyprus, its legal headquarters is now in Luxembourg as an operating subsidiary of Rakuten.
Current Leadership: The company is currently led by CEO Ofir Eyal, who took over in 2022.
Rakuten bought Viber to expand its "ecosystem," integrating the messaging platform with its other services like e-commerce, banking, and digital content to compete with global giants like Meta (WhatsApp) and Google.
step 1: login to an IceWM session from your desktop computer or laptop
computer, no other components involved.
every single time that you are in IceWM and turn off your computer and
then turn it back on, you are are logging in to an IceWM session.
Everytime that you restart your session? the same. Every time that you
click the antiX Menu > Exit and then, in the submenu that comes up
when you hover the mouse pointer over it and select “Restart IceWM”, you
are not really logging out and back in but “restarting” the same IceWM
session.
Η κυριαρχία το λίνουξ στους εξυπηρετητές είναι ολοκληρωτική (~80% - 90%).
Στα κινητά επίσης είναι τεράστια,
λόγω φυσικά του android (~72.7%).
Η χρήση του όμως στους σταθερούς / φορητούς είναι πολύ μικρή (~4.0% – 4.5%),
αν και σχεδόν διπλασιάστηκε σε σχέση με το 2022.
Συγκριτικά το windows κυριαρχεί εδώ (~70%),
ενώ το λειτουργικό της Apple, macOS έρχεται δεύτερο (~15%).
Πώς θα μπορούσε να άλλαζε αυτό;
Ήδη πριν έξι χρόνια, ο Linus Torvalds (δημιουργός του πυρήνα Linux)
αναφέρθηκε σ' αυτό το θέμα στο παραπάνω βίντεο.
The Prediction: Around the [03:23] mark, Linus explicitly states: "It seems to be that yeah, Chromebooks and Android are the path towards the desktop."
The Problem of Fragmentation: He explains that he still wishes for a "standardized desktop" that works across all distributions [03:50]. He notes that for 25 years, the lack of a single platform format has been a "personal annoyance" because it prevents Linux from being treated as one unified platform [04:00].
Chromebooks as the Standard: Linus suggests that ChromeOS might end up creating a "de facto standard" for desktop applications, especially as they begin to run Debian packages natively [04:43].
His Own Usage: At the time of the interview, he mentioned he only used Chromebooks for "calendaring" [03:15] because he couldn't yet perform kernel testing on them, but he could see himself using one as a primary device in a few years [05:26].
ΣΥΜΠΕΡΑΣΜΑ
1. τέλος του κατακερματισμού (άπειρες διανομές, άπειρα περιβάλλοντα εργασίας)
2. μηχάνημα με λίνουξ προεγκατεστημένο
3. λειτουργικό από πασίγνωστη εταιρία που εμπιστεύεται το ευρύ κοινό (= Google)
ΠΡΟΒΛΕΨΗ
Αν τελικά ο μεγάλος αδελφός κυκλοφορήσει το νέο λειτουργικό σύστημα
Aluminium OS
και το επιτρέψει σε μηχανήματα με πολύ υψηλές προδιαγραφές,
σε συνδυασμό με την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη Gemini
και το ήδη υπάρχον και ολοένα αυξανόμενο οικοσύστημα εφαρμογών android - chromeos - linux,
τα Windows & macOS μάλλον θα αρχίσουν να ανησυχούν το 2026.
Ο σκόπελος της δύναμης της συνήθειας δεν είναι και τόσο εύκολο να ξεπεραστεί,
αλλά κι δύναμη της διαφήμισης & του ονόματος του μεγάλου αδελφού
