Which AUR version do people use?

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Joplin-desktop
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/joplin-desktop

or

joplin-appimage
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/joplin-appimage

which one do people use, and why?

... please

I have used joplin-desktop historically, but it seems to take a v.e.r.y. v.e.r.y. long long long time to build now. Like much more time than it took to install the whole ArchLabs OS itself.

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Looking at the pkgbuilds the latter is just downloading the standard release binary (although it does extract it at some point which will take a little while) and the former is actually building it from source but it shouldn't take that long surely. It takes about 3 mins on my PC to build the entire project from source.

I can't say I use either but if I did I would probably choose the appimage one simply as it is closer to the official release in terms of support and the install/upgrade process is less likely to break.

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Thanks @Daeraxa
I used the appimage one in the end on this old ThinPad T410s with an SSD in the caddy, but its still pretty snappy with ArchLabs on it. I moved away after it took far more than 3 minutes, far far more, and then when I got back I had missed a password prompt and couldnt be @rsed to do it again.
But on the new ThinkPad T16 lappy I have joplin-desktop and it is absolutely fine, and do appreciate the work of the maintainer
I just wondered if it was an issue or something

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I use the Flatpak version because the AUR version took too long. Seems to work fine on my end.

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I've the same problem with the AUR version. After 30 min I cancel the build process and use the flatpack. It works very well. :ok_hand:

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I've been installing ArchLabs on some other lappys and am now using the AUR joplin-appimage version, its much quicker to install

At least its not just me finding the joplin-desktop version slow to install

I didnt want to use Flatpak to keep things simple, but it obviously works

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I am using "chaotic-aur/joplin-beta-appimage 2.10.8-1". The chaotic-aur repository delivers the compiled packages from aur as well as its own packages. In my case, as I use Garuda linux, it was preinstalled, but it's not difficult to add it.

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Interesting to hear which Joplin Arch versions people use
I am by no means anything like an Arch (or anything else :smile:) expert.
That's what's so good about ArchLabs, even a fool like me can use it. EndeavourOS is very good too in that respect, but I like the bareness #! feel of AL
I didnt know about chaotic-aur, I will investigate, thanks
I keep meaning to try out Garuda, will have to put it on one of my spare old 'Linux-rescued' lappys :smile:

As ever, immense thanks to the Joplin Team - I couldn't do without it!

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