Official Skippy-XD Git Repository (Felix Fung)

This repository contains files and structure needed to create a Skippy-XD AppImage, an Exposé-style window switcher for X11.
The AppImage works on most modern Linux distributions (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, etc.) without installation.

• Prerequisites
• Building the AppImage
  • 64-bit Build
  • 32-bit Build
• Running the AppImage
• Updating the Binary / RC File
• License

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git build-essential wget xz-utils squashfs-tools libfuse2
sudo apt install -y gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386 lib32z1 # For 32-bit build

sudo dnf install -y git make gcc wget xz squashfs-tools fuse-libs glibc-devel.i686

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel wget squashfs-tools fuse2

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/musqz/build-skippy-xd-appimg.git
cd build-skippy-xd-appimg

2. Download the latest upstream Skippy-XD

git clone https://github.com/felixfung/skippy-xd.git temp_build
cd temp_build

3. Build and install into the AppDir for 64-bit

make
make DESTDIR=../skippy-xd.AppDir/usr install
cd ..

4. Optional: Build 32-bit version

make clean
make CFLAGS="-m32" LDFLAGS="-m32"
make DESTDIR=../skippy-xd.AppDir-i386/usr install
cd ..

5. Ensure AppRun and binary permissions

[64bit]

chmod +x ../skippy-xd.AppDir/AppRun
chmod +x ../skippy-xd.AppDir/usr/bin/skippy-xd

[32bit]

chmod +x ../skippy-xd.AppDir-i386/AppRun
chmod +x ../skippy-xd.AppDir-i386/usr/bin/skippy-xd

6. Build the AppImages

Download and run appimagetool.

wget https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage
./appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage --help

Create standalone Skippy-XD-*.AppImage (64bit/32bit).

[64bit]
./appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage skippy-xd.AppDir build/Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage

[32bit]
./appimagetool-i686.AppImage skippy-xd.AppDir-i386 build/Skippy-XD-i386.AppImage

7. Clean up

rm -rf temp_build

Now you have build/Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage or build/Skippy-XD-i386.AppImage ready to use.

chmod +x build/Skippy-XD-*.AppImage
./build/Skippy-XD-x86_64.AppImage
# or
./build/Skippy-XD-i386.AppImage

• No root or installation required.
• The AppImage is portable and can be copied anywhere.

• The AppImage uses the RC file installed by make install:

  usr/share/skippy-xd/skippy-xd.rc
  

• For first-time users, AppImage will pick up this RC file automatically.

• Users can override settings by copying the RC file to:

  ~/.config/skippy-xd/skippy-xd.rc
  

Start Daemon first.

Skippy-xd.AppImage --start-daemon

Read Felix Fung github how to use skippy-xd.

MIT License. See LICENSE file.