feat: use static appimage runtime for Linux

[alexsch01]

What Changed

uses electron-userland/electron-builder#9558 to use static appimage runtime

Why

Problem: libfuse2 is not installed on Ubuntu 22.04 and later

electron-userland/electron-builder#9632

• electron-builder doesn't enable this by default yet (as of 26.8.1)

When electron-builder enables this by default, this workaround should be removed

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why

Note

Use static AppImage runtime for Linux desktop builds

Sets toolsets.appimage to "1.0.2" in the Linux branch of createBuildConfig in build-desktop-artifact.ts, switching Linux builds to use a static AppImage runtime.

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• Chores
  • Linux desktop build configuration updated to pin the AppImage static runtime to version 1.0.2, improving consistency and reliability of Linux desktop artifacts across builds.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

A new AppImage toolset entry "1.0.2" was added to the Linux platform's buildConfig in scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts, pinning the AppImage static runtime without changing other platform branches or control flow.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Build Configuration scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts	Added buildConfig.toolsets = { appimage: "1.0.2" } for the Linux platform, including explanatory comments.

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🐰 With whiskers twitched and nose held high,
A new AppImage does comply,
Pinned to version one-oh-two,
Linux builds now hum anew! 🥕✨

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✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: using a static AppImage runtime for Linux builds, which is the primary focus of the changeset.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the required template sections with concrete details: it explains what changed (setting toolsets.appimage to 1.0.2), why it was needed (libfuse2 dependency issue on Ubuntu 22.04+), and includes relevant context about when the workaround should be removed.
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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts (1)

476-478: Document this temporary runtime pin inline.

The rationale and removal condition currently only live in the PR description, so 1.0.2 will read like a magic value later. A short TODO here will make future electron-builder upgrades safer.

📝 Suggested change

   if (platform === "linux") {
     buildConfig.linux = {
       target: [target],
       icon: "icon.png",
       category: "Development",
     };
+    // TODO: Remove this once electron-builder defaults to the static AppImage runtime.
+    // Ubuntu 22.04+ does not install libfuse2 by default, so we pin the static runtime here.
     buildConfig.toolsets = {
       appimage: "1.0.2",
     };
   }

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In `@scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts` around lines 476 - 478, Add an inline TODO
comment next to the buildConfig.toolsets assignment that pins appimage to
"1.0.2": explain this is a temporary runtime pin for electron-builder
compatibility (reference the PR rationale) and state the removal condition
(e.g., when electron-builder supports newer appimage runtime or after testing X
version), and include a short date/author or PR number for traceability so the
magic value in buildConfig.toolsets.appimage is self-documented.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts`:
- Around line 476-478: Add an inline TODO comment next to the
buildConfig.toolsets assignment that pins appimage to "1.0.2": explain this is a
temporary runtime pin for electron-builder compatibility (reference the PR
rationale) and state the removal condition (e.g., when electron-builder supports
newer appimage runtime or after testing X version), and include a short
date/author or PR number for traceability so the magic value in
buildConfig.toolsets.appimage is self-documented.

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🤖 GPT-5.6 Sol responding on behalf of Theo

Closing this PR after an automated pass over open pull requests. March AppImage proposal is replaced by the newer, approved implementation in #7765.