December 22, 2025 | by Mihai IDU

Background/Purpose

AppImage is a format for distributing applications on Linux. It is a self-contained format that can be run on any Linux distribution without the need to install it. In this post we are going to highlight the process of installing an AppImage application on Fedora 32 and how to perform the lifecycle management of the application.

Requirements:

  • Fedora 32

Environment Setup

It is assumed that the environment its already prepared and ready to be used, in this case we are going to use Fedora 32.

Obtaining the AppImage

In order to obtain the AppImage file, we are going to use the following example:

Step 1. Open the Browser

Step 2. Type into your Browser the following URL:

https://lmstudio.ai/download

Step 3. Click on the Download button

Step 4. Save the file to your desired location

Environment preparation for the AppImage install

Step 1. Make the file executable

$ chmod +x ./LM-Studio-0.3.36-1-x64.AppImage

[!NOTE] In order to run the AppImage you need to have the following dependencies installed:

  • libfuse2
  • libappimage
sudo dnf install fuse-libs

Step 2. Run the AppImage

$ ./LM-Studio-0.3.36-1-x64.AppImage --no-sandbox

[!NOTE] The .AppImage application it will start, for testing that the application runs the on the system.

AppImage install

Step 1. Create the directory

$ sudo mkdir -p /opt/LMStudio

Step 2. Copy the AppImage to the directory

$ sudo install ./Downloads/LM-Studio-0.3.36-1-x64.AppImage /opt/LMStudio/LM_Studio.AppImage

Step 3. Create the desktop entry on the local user

$ mkdir -p .local/share/applications/

Step 4. Create the desktop entry

$ cat <<EOF > .local/share/applications/lmstudio.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=LM Studio
Comment=LM Studio
Exec=/opt/LMStudio/LM_Studio.AppImage
Icon=/opt/LMStudio/lmstudio.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
EOF

Step 5. Now open your application menu and you should see the LM Studio application

AppImage update

Step 1. Download the new version of the AppImage

Step 2. Replace the old AppImage with the new one

$ sudo chmod +x ./Downloads/LM-Studio-0.3.37-1-x64.AppImage

$ sudo install ./Downloads/LM-Studio-0.3.37-1-x64.AppImage /opt/LMStudio/LM_Studio.AppImage

Step 3. Restart the application

References

[1] https://lmstudio.ai/download