How to Compile Aseprite (Pixel Art) for Linux...

...and if I'm not lazy, for Windows

Aseprite, according to Wikipedia, is a proprietary, source-available image editor designed primarily for pixel art drawing and animation.

If there is enough demand, I might make a guide for Windows as well.

Linux Instruction

1. Copy the following text then paste it in a text editor:

sudo dnf install -y @development-tools gcc gcc-c++ git cmake ninja-build xcb-util

cd /tmp
git clone --recursive https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite
cd aseprite
bash build.sh --auto
rm -rf ~/.local/bin/aseprite
mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/aseprite
cp -r build/bin/* $HOME/.local/share/aseprite/
rm -rf $HOME/.local/bin/aseprite
ln -s $HOME/.local/share/aseprite/aseprite $HOME/.local/bin/aseprite
cd ..
rm -rf aseprite

mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/applications/
tee $HOME/.local/share/applications/aseprite.desktop > /dev/null <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Aseprite
GenericName=Sprite Editor
Comment=Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool
Categories=Graphics;2DGraphics;RasterGraphics;
Icon=/home/[USERNAME]/.local/share/aseprite/data/icons/ase64.png
Exec=/home/[USERNAME]/.local/share/aseprite/aseprite %U
TryExec=/home/[USERNAME]/.local/share/aseprite/aseprite
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
StartupWMClass=allegro
MimeType=image/bmp;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;image/x-pcx;image/x-tga;image/vnd.microsoft.icon;video/x-flic;image/webp;image/x-aseprite;
EOF

2. Substitute instances of [USERNAME] with your Linux username.

3. Run the resulting command in your favorite terminal.

4. Execute using your Linux distro's built-in desktop app launcher, dmenu, rofi, etc.

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