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-# missionplanner_appimage_builder
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+# Mission Planner AppImage Builder for Linux
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+A fully containerized build script that creates a self-contained, portable `.AppImage` for [ArduPilot's Mission Planner](https://ardupilot.org/planner/).
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+## The Problem
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+Running Mission Planner natively on Linux typically requires installing the `mono-complete` framework and a tangled web of Windows-to-Linux graphics shims (`libgdiplus`, `libMonoPosixHelper`, etc.). This often pollutes your host operating system and frequently breaks due to missing dependencies, broken symlinks, or mismatched library versions.
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+## The Solution
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+This script uses **Docker** to build the application in a temporary, isolated Ubuntu environment. It automatically fetches the latest Mission Planner binaries, downloads the Mono runtime, hunts down every required native graphics/POSIX dependency, and maps the DLLs correctly.
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+It then squashes everything into a single, executable `MissionPlanner.AppImage`.
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+* **Zero Host Pollution:** Your host machine stays completely clean. No Mono or Windows dependencies are installed.
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+* **Fully Portable:** Move the resulting `.AppImage` to any compatible Linux machine and run it instantly.
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+---
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+## 🛠️ Prerequisites
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+The only requirement to run this build script is that your system (or build server) has Docker installed.
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+* [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
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+## ⚙️ How to Build
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+1. **Clone this repository** (or download the script):
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+ ```bash
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+ git clone [https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/MissionPlanner-AppImage.git](https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/MissionPlanner-AppImage.git)
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+ cd MissionPlanner-AppImage
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Nicole Portas