latest-linux.yml - information for a DEB file instead of AppImage

[MorgothSauron]

Describe the bug I wrote a program few months ago that downloads the latest AppImage using the information in download/latest-linux.yml.

It no longer works because latest-linux.yml now contains information for a DEB file.

The content of that file changed (DEB file instead of AppImage) and is breaking my automated SN update. Now I have to download the latest AppImage manually.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Download the file referenced in latest-linux.yml
2. Save that file as an AppImage.
3. Cannot run because it is no longer an AppImage file.

Expected behavior latest-linux.yml used to have information for the latest AppImage.

Either revert back to the initial format of latest-linux.yml that contained AppImage file info or create a new latest YAML specific for the AppImage (e.g., latest-linux-appimage.yml)

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Linux 6.6
• Browser N/A
• Version N/A[e.g. 22]

Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

[effieeee]

I see, though is the AppImage on your device currently unable to pull in updates automatically through the Updates menu? (The menu may appear as a dropdown menu on Linux distros)

[MorgothSauron]

I never had much luck with the automatic update. Most of the time I was doing a manual download of the AppImage.

I found that latest-linux.yml was providing useful information to automate the update outside of the application.

My program is/was doing the following on login:

• fetch latest-linux.yml
• get the new file name and checksum
• compare the new checksum with the checksum of the AppImage "installed" locally
• download the new AppImage to a temporary folder (if the checksum is different)
• verify the checksum of the downloaded file to control the file integrity
• copy the downloaded AppImage to my "Applications" folder
• change file permissions on the AppImage file to be executable.

It is only recently that I found that latest-linux.yml is now providing details for a DEB file. A DEB file, as you can imagine, cannot be run like an AppImage ;)

I didn't find an "alternate" YML file that contains details about the latest AppImage.

[mscurtescu]

@effieeee the automatic update is lately also broken, and the stack trace does make an unexpected reference to a .deb file

09:50:05.384 › Checking for update
09:50:06.398 › Found version 3.184.0 (url: standard-notes-3.184.0-linux-amd64.deb)
09:50:06.402 › Downloading update from standard-notes-3.184.0-linux-amd64.deb
09:50:06.403 › Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'info')
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:390549)
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:392273)
    at d.doDownloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:380455)
    at d.downloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:388456)
    at d.doCheckForUpdates (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:387809)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async hi (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:203619)
updateManager: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'info')
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:390549)
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:392273)
    at d.doDownloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:380455)
    at d.downloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:388456)
    at d.doCheckForUpdates (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:387809)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async hi (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:203619) TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'info')
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:390549)
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:392273)
    at d.doDownloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:380455)
    at d.downloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:388456)
    at d.doCheckForUpdates (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:387809)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async hi (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:203619)
(node:428808) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'info')
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:390549)
    at d.executeDownload (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:392273)
    at d.doDownloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:380455)
    at d.downloadUpdate (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:388456)
    at d.doCheckForUpdates (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:387809)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async hi (/tmp/.mount_standaX2coah/resources/app.asar/dist/index.js:2:203619)
(node:428808) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). To terminate the node process on unhandled promise rejection, use the CLI flag `--unhandled-rejections=strict` (see https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#cli_unhandled_rejections_mode). (rejection id: 8)

[MorgothSauron]

@effieeee Any chance to get latest-linux.yml to reference the AppImage file like before instead of a DEB file ? If not, would it be possible to have a new YML file for the latest AppImage (latest-linux-appimage.yml) ?

Also, it seems I can only update by downloading the AppImage manually. At least I used to be able to automate this process with the old latest-linux.yml.