Xplorer .AppImage doesn't run on Fedora Linux

[akza07]

Description

Using Fedora Linux 36 Work Station, when I try to launch the AppImage it throws these messages.

Gtk-Message: 21:26:42.869: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 21:26:42.870: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 21:26:42.871: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 21:26:42.872: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"

** (xplorer:31336): ERROR **: 21:26:42.996: Unable to spawn a new child process: Failed to execute child process “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/webkit2gtk-4.0/WebKitNetworkProcess” (No such file or directory)
[1]    31336 trace trap (core dumped)  ./xplorer_0.3.1_amd64.AppImage
➜  Downloads GDB_BACKEND=x11 ./xplorer_0.3.1_amd64.AppImage
Gtk-Message: 21:29:18.698: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 21:29:18.699: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 21:29:18.700: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: 21:29:18.701: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"

** (xplorer:31668): ERROR **: 21:29:18.818: Unable to spawn a new child process: Failed to execute child process “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/webkit2gtk-4.0/WebKitNetworkProcess” (No such file or directory)
[1]    31668 trace trap (core dumped)  ./xplorer_0.3.1_amd64.AppImage

It was the same in Fedora 35 Workstation.

Steps To Reproduce

just make it executable and run it. No UI or Error and fails silently. Use terminal to run, it shows the given messages and ends.

Expected behavior

App to launch and show a GUI.

Xplorer Version

v0.3.1

Operating System Version

Fedora 36 Workstation

Additional Information

[jblumie]

Can confirm this happening to me too under Arch Linux. I have installed all the webkit2gtk versions in the official repos but the "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu" folder doesn't exist. I do not get the gtk canberra messages tho.

[akza07]

It seems libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 package needed as Tauri dependency isn't installed in Most distribution.

In fedora's case, running sudo dnf install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 gives No match for argument: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 Error: Unable to find a match: libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

It's not in the official repos.

I think the AppImage will have to include libwebkit2gtk itself which I'm unsure Xplorer devs should handle or Tauri's side.

[kimlimjustin]

Really sorry that I won't able to check which problems is it but one question, does installing libwebkit2gtk fix it? If it does, I think I'll just write it on the docs (or maybe any PR will be welcomed)

[jblumie]

I did have installed the dependency on my system, the correct version. However it expected it to be under "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/" and I had it under "/usr/lib/". I did a quick test with a symlink and it works just fine, the application now works, but that's not a solution.

Maybe the distro doesn't have the dependency or maybe it has but it's just in a different location, but that dependency, being a critical dependency which has caused problems, should be in the AppImage itself, I think.

UPDATE: Just found out this issue is the same one as this, and this person solved it the same way I did. If it's a Tauri problem then I guess it's just a matter of waiting

https://github.com/kimlimjustin/xplorer/issues/179#issuecomment-1012668962

[akza07]

Yes. That Pull request to Tauri also mentions my case. So it's a Tauri issue.

Edit : It shows that it's Merged. So maybe try using Latest Tauri to build it?

[Mart-Bogdan]

App image is broken. Manjaro Linux.

For some reason you have in readme badge of [Arch] which points not to AUR but to releases page on GH. And there are no tgz, only stupid AppImage, and deb package.

When I run AppImage I'm gerring following error:

Unable to spawn a new child process: Не вдалося виконати дочірній процес «/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/webkit2gtk-4.0/WebKitNetworkProcess» (No such file or directory)

Wasn't it the point of app image to bundle everything?

And wasn't this the point of Tauri -- to use system PROVIDED webkit, to not increase package size.

And then I unpacked deb archive and run it, and it works!!!

Previously I have installed webkitgtk package from repo.

[ghost]

I tried all the versions and 1.0 is the only version worked.

I use Fedora 37 and installed sudo dnf install webkit2gtk3 and still the latest versions don't work

[Mart-Bogdan]

@ZHassanQ I think you need GTK4, not GTK3

[Mart-Bogdan]

But app image is broken. Just try unpacking deb package.

That's a shame, that Xplorer.app.tar.gz is Mac version. Would be nice to have linux version packaged as simple archive, and let users to take care of their dependencies.

[ghost]

@Mart-Bogdan sudo dnf install gtk4 says is already installed.