Add RPM and AppImage download options

[rosahaj]

I noticed that RPM and AppImage builds were absent from the website despite having been continuously available since v1.1.0. This PR adds download options for both.

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[pimterry]

Thanks @rosahaj! Good move. That said, I haven't tested either of these in a while, but I have some notes from a way back that said that there were minor issues with these packages.

Have you tested them yourself? I'm not actually sure what the original issue was, something related to icons and menu installation. If you've tried them and they seem to be working correctly otherwise though then I'm happy to add them to the list.

[pimterry]

Technically an RPM isn't just for Fedora (really, if anything it's for Red Hat originally) so "Linux RPM Package" might be better & clearer.

[rosahaj]

I had the same thought, but ultimately decided to follow the naming convention used for the other packages. If the RPM package is labelled "Linux RPM package", then I believe the DEB package should be labelled "Linux DEB package" as well.

[pimterry]

Sure! Fbm.

The other question on here is still pending btw - have you tested these builds? If so where and how? Do let me know if there are any issues there.

[rosahaj]

You're right, there are issues with the icons when using the RPM package. I'm aware of the other question and I intend to do more comprehensive testing of both builds. I haven't come around to it yet, but I'll post an update here once I do.

[rosahaj]

@pimterry I finally got around to testing the RPM and AppImage builds.

HttpToolkit version: v1.19.1
OS: Fedora Workstation 40 (with Gnome)

Icons

My initial icon issues were caused by a custom httptoolkit.desktop file I created in ~/.local/share/applications/, which took precedence over the RPM and AppImage desktop files. Removing that file resolved these issues.

The RPM build has no icon issues whatsoever as far as I can tell. The icon is correctly displayed in the Gnome Applications Menu, Gnome Dock, Gnome window list and in the Gnome System Monitor.

The icons for the AppImage build are not displayed in any context.
Displaying the icon in the default file manager Nautilus doesn't seem to be possible at the moment (see AppImage/AppImageKit#346).
Displaying the icon in the Gnome Dock and Gnome window list should be possible by manually setting the window icon here (like this). I've tried implementing that workaround without any success (as have other projects).

FWIW, I've tested the latest AppImage releases of Pulsar, Joplin, Ente Auth, Motrix and upscayl (all of which use electron-builder to build AppImages), and none of them manage to correctly display an icon in the Gnome Deck or Gnome window list. The issue appears to be with electron-builder itself (see electron-userland/electron-builder#4617).

Functionality

I tested most free features of HttpToolkit with both RPM and AppImage builds and couldn't find any issues.

Other issues

When upgrading, uninstalling or reinstalling RPM builds, I ran into the same issue discussed here: IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux#958

This needs some further investigating, but is likely related to this issue with electron-builder: electron-userland/electron-builder#7326

[rosahaj]

Once httptoolkit/httptoolkit-desktop#76 is merged, the RPM package should work as expected.

As for the AppImage: It doesn't look like it's possible to get the icons to work properly due to issues with electron-builder and AppImage respectively - at least I can't find any other project which managed to get them to work. My suggestion would be to nonetheless add it to the download options on the website since it's fully functional (apart from the icon issues) and it provides a convenient, easy-to-use option for people who are running a Linux distribution which doesn't use DEB, RPM or AUR packages.

[pimterry]

Nice work @rosahaj 👍.

I'm going to hold this for a little bit, just until your new RPM changes are released, but then I'll merge it to start shipping that.