Latest .deb no longer works with Ubuntu 24.04.1

[billsmithem]

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Describe the bug

Appimagelauncher fails to integrate or run image.. When I run the appimage, this happens:
./PrusaSlicer-2.8.0+linux-x64-GTK3-202406271021-Ubuntu-24-04.AppImage
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_shall_not_be_integrated : sqfs_open_image error: /home/wsmithem/Downloads/PrusaSlicer-2.8.0+linux-x64-GTK3-202406271021-Ubuntu-24-04.AppImage
AppImageLauncher error: appimage_shall_not_be_integrated() failed (returned -1)
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_is_terminal_app : sqfs_open_image error: /home/wsmithem/Downloads/PrusaSlicer-2.8.0+linux-x64-GTK3-202406271021-Ubuntu-24-04.AppImage
AppImageLauncher error: appimage_is_terminal_app() failed (returned -1)
execv error: No such file or directory

Expected behavior

Appimage should be integrated and run.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Download PrusaSlicer-2.8.0+linux-x64-GTK3-202406271021-Ubuntu-24-04.AppImage
2. Make executable
3. Run appimage

Screenshots

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Distribution and desktop environment

Ubuntu desktop
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

Installed AppImageLauncher version

AppImageLauncher version 2.2.0 (git commit d9d4c73), built on 2022-09-08 14:49:51 UTC

List of AppImages you tried

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Additional context

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[f4bpp]

Hello,
Same problem for me with Kubuntu 24.04. No way to make AppLauncher working anymore. Can someone post a workaround please ? I'm technology teacher in two French middle school and I manage 2 computer rooms (62 computers) using Linux OS and many AppImages so I really need this app to work. The last xenial package can't be installed on Noble Numbat.

Thanks, David.

[TheAssassin]

@magellan-13016 please try https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/releases/continuous, the "xenial" ones are clearly not the latest ones. This has been explained in so many issues. The "bionic" binaries work just fine. I use them every single day.

[EnverOsmanov]

I had an issue to "Integrate and Run" one of my few AppImages on Ubuntu 24.04.1. It is qBittorrent (AppImage). But it had error message not the same as you have.

I just tried "continuous" and it worked just fine.

[TheAssassin]

The "old" release is super old. The main blocker is packaging. I just picked it up because the frustration of replying to the ever same "issues" with just this response is getting worse than spending time with this topic...

[ColinMaudry]

On Ubuntu 24.04.1

1. I downloaded the bionic amd64 build from here https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/releases/continuous
2. I ran sudo dpkg -i appimagelauncher_2.2.0-gha111.d9d4c73+bionic_amd64.deb

And got the following errors:

Selecting previously unselected package appimagelauncher.
(Reading database ... 148589 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack appimagelauncher_2.2.0-gha111.d9d4c73+bionic_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking appimagelauncher (2.2.0-gha111~d9d4c73+bionic) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of appimagelauncher:
 appimagelauncher depends on libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0); however:
  Package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 is not installed.
 appimagelauncher depends on libqt5core5a (>= 5.9.0~beta); however:
  Package libqt5core5a is not installed.
 appimagelauncher depends on libqt5dbus5 (>= 5.0.2); however:
  Package libqt5dbus5 is not installed.
 appimagelauncher depends on libqt5gui5 (>= 5.7.0); however:
  Package libqt5gui5 is not installed.
 appimagelauncher depends on libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.2.0~alpha1); however:
  Package libqt5widgets5 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package appimagelauncher (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for systemd (255.4-1ubuntu8.4) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-4) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
appimagelauncher

3. I tried to sudo apt install these missing dependencies, but they are not available.

edit: and thanks for the good work! I wish it came by default in mainstream distributions.

[EnverOsmanov]

@ColinMaudry ,
In case it would be helpful, I checked the 1st dependency and I see it (I don't remember when I installed it):

apt show libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0

Package: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
Version: 2.40.2-3build2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: gdk-pixbuf-xlib
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 13.3 kB
Depends: libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.40.0), libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0 (>= 2.40.2-3build2)
Homepage: https://www.gtk.org/
Download-Size: 2,454 B
APT-Manual-Installed: no
APT-Sources: http://mirror.mirohost.net/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 Packages
Description: GDK Pixbuf library (transitional package)
The GDK Pixbuf library provides:

• Image loading and saving facilities.
• Fast scaling and compositing of pixbufs.
• Simple animation loading (ie. animated GIFs)
  .
  This transitional package depends on the main library libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
  and the deprecated Xlib integration library libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0.
  .
  Packages that only require the main library should depend on
  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0.
  .
  Packages that require the Xlib integration should port away from it,
  or until that can be done, depend on
  libgdk-pixbuf-xlib-2.0-0.

[ColinMaudry]

You're right! I started from the bottom and forgot the only available one.

[Martzy303]

I have the same problem with the latest version (2.2.0) on Mint 21.3, have installed an older version (2.1.4) and it works, but I can't integrate apps, the shortcut is not created.
What I did is install newest version, integrate the app, remove newest and install older one, and then I can run the shortcut.

[mardy]

Hi @TheAssassin, can you please enable noble (24.04) builds in https://launchpad.net/~appimagelauncher-team/+archive/ubuntu/stable?

[turbamulta]

I got it working on Ubuntu 24.04, I downloaded the AppImage https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/releases/download/continuous/appimagelauncher-lite-2.2.0-gha111-d9d4c73-x86_64.AppImage

Then with the terminal:

./appimagelauncher-lite-2.2.0-gha111-d9d4c73-x86_64.AppImage install

This installed it in the app dashboard, I open it and configure the folder. After a few minutes of apparently not doing anything, it started installing the appImages in the dashboard too.

[lkarlslund]

I can confirm that the solution @turbamulta posted works on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS here as well

[TheAssassin]

Closing since this appears to have worked just fine with the continuous build.

Side note: the install guide needs an overhaul, too.