How do you keep your app installs organized on Linux Mint?

I generally stick to software that's managed by my package manager and avoid unmanaged apps like appImages or Flatpaks. I prefer just running one command to update everything, and that's it! I do save appImages in a specific folder, like ~/appimages, to keep track. If I make any significant changes, I make sure to take notes in my build log on my NAS for future reference.

There are tools available that help manage AppImages more efficiently, automatically creating the necessary .desktop files for you. It can really simplify things!

Your package manager should handle the removal of software for you, so you really don’t need to remember where apps were installed. Just use the package manager to uninstall them, and it will take care of removing any unnecessary dependencies too. But if you want to learn more about how Linux works, I recommend looking into a good tutorial book on Linux for recent insights!

I let my package manager manage almost everything. For any exceptions, I'll place them in /opt. If you have launchers for apps, you can check the launcher's properties to find out where the app is installed. That might help you remember where everything is!