automated linux build

.github/workflows/build-appimage.yml

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+name: Build and Package AppImage
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive  
+        fetch-depth: 0 
+
+    - name: Set up CMake
+      uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
+      with:
+        cmakeVersion: '3.22.0' 
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y \
+          build-essential \
+          libssl-dev \
+          libx11-dev \
+          libxext-dev \
+          libxrandr-dev \
+          libxinerama-dev \
+          libxcursor-dev \
+          zlib1g-dev \
+          libglu1-mesa-dev \
+          libgtk-3-dev \
+          libwayland-dev \
+          fuse
+        sudo modprobe fuse
+
+    - name: Configure with CMake
+      run: cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+
+    - name: Build the project
+      run: cmake --build build --config Release
+
+    - name: Download linuxdeploy
+      run: |
+        wget https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage
+        chmod +x linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage
+        sudo mv linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage /usr/local/bin/linuxdeploy
+
+    - name: Create AppImage
+      run: |
+        cp -r build/PlayerLink linux/AppDir/usr/bin/  
+        linuxdeploy --appdir=linux/AppDir --output appimage
+
+    - name: Upload AppImage artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: PlayerLink-AppImage  
+        path: ./*.AppImage    

.gitignore

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 .cache/*
 src/rsrc.hpp
 PlayerLink.exe
-.vscode/*
+.vscode/*
+linux/AppDir/usr/share/doc/*
+linux/AppDir/usr/lib/*
+linux/AppDir/usr/bin/*
+linux/AppDir/*
+!linux/AppDir/usr
+!.gitkeep

linux/AppDir/usr/share/applications/PlayerLink.desktop

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+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=PlayerLink
+Exec=PlayerLink
+Icon=PlayerLink
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;GTK;