Provide RPM package in Downloads

Nohanna

Is it possible to provide an RPM package for other Linux OS like RedHat or CentOS.

At the moment there is only deb and tar.gz, so all CentOS or RedHat users have to convert their packages to an RPM so it could be really great to download it already as an RPM.

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  • vague
    • Edited

    Every time Discord updates I have to spend as much time and effort to get it running again as it would take them to convert the .deb to a .rpm.

    I'm on fedora and I wish there was an alternative platform that was less concerned with selling conversations enough to maintain the user facing front end instead of the customer front end to this extent.

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  • Valinwolf
    • Edited

    Until they begin providing an RPM, you can use the following commands:

     

    cd ~/Downloads

    wget 'https://discordapp.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=deb' -O discord-0.0.9.deb

    sudo alien --scripts -r -v -g discord-0.0.9.deb

    sudo sed -i 's#%dir "/"##' discord-0.0.9/discord-0.0.9-2.spec

    sudo sed -i 's#%dir "/usr/bin/"##' discord-0.0.9/discord-0.0.9-2.spec

    sudo rpmbuild --target=x86_64 --buildroot ~/Downloads/discord-0.0.9/ -bb discord-0.0.9-2.spec

     

    Or if you want a one-liner:

    cd ~/Downloads&&wget 'https://discordapp.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=deb' -O discord-0.0.9.deb&&sudo alien --scripts -r -v -g discord-0.0.9.deb&&sudo sed -i 's#%dir "/"##' discord-0.0.9/discord-0.0.9-2.spec&&sudo sed -i 's#%dir "/usr/bin/"##' discord-0.0.9/discord-0.0.9-2.spec&&sudo rpmbuild --target=x86_64 --buildroot ~/Downloads/discord-0.0.9/ -bb discord-0.0.9-2.spec

     

    Note: if you don't have a 64 bit system, you can remove the _64

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  • Nttain

    didn't ask don't care + ratio + cope + cancelled +

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  • Mário Cardia

    I wonder I the Discord team didn't do it yet. It would take a few hours only.

    :(

    Let's keep waiting...

     

     

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  • Priddy broderick

    We appreciate your feedback regarding the availability of RPM packages for our software. While we currently provide deb and tar.gz packages, we understand the convenience of having RPM package for users of CentOS and RedHat. We value our users' input and will take your request into consideration as we plan for future  updates and improvements cone sleeve. We'll explore the possibility of offering RPM packages to make the installation process smoother for CentOS and RedHat users.

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