Can't use it in Ubuntu18.04

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  1. Download the AppImage package
  2. Use the Joplin_install_and_update.sh to extract the AppImage
  3. Can’t use joplin from Gnome
  4. Run the Joplin.AppImage in terminal, it turned out as the following:
colin@T440:~/.joplin$ ./Joplin.AppImage --appimage-extract
sqfs_traverse_open error
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Why are you extracting the AppImage or is that a part of the script?

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Because I can’t open it in Gnome, atfter the Joplin_install_and_update.sh runned successfully

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Have you tried: sudo apt-get install fuse to see if you can install the package? It's a common library missing from most distros that the AppImage needs to run. I'm not sure about the specific error you're receiving though

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I have installed the FUSE following this wiki

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I’m an Arch user, so my Ubuntu experience these days is super limited. I’m not sure how to fix this issue, but there are quite a few users here that possibly could. Sorry for not being of much help here.

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What error do you get when you simply run ./Joplin.AppImage

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colin@T440:~/bin/joplin$ ./Joplin.AppImage 
open dir error: No such file or directory
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I use strace to debug this error and got the following message:

mkdir("/tmp/.mount_JoplinM3DDid", 0700) = 0
pipe([3, 4])                            = 0
clone(child_stack=NULL, flags=CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID|CLONE_CHILD_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child_tidptr=0x7f2c29a1ae50) = 30827
close(4)                                = 0
read(3, "x", 1)                         = 1
--- SIGCHLD {si_signo=SIGCHLD, si_code=CLD_EXITED, si_pid=30827, si_uid=1000, si_status=0, si_utime=0, si_stime=0} ---
wait4(30827, NULL, 0, NULL)             = 30827
openat(AT_FDCWD, "/tmp/.mount_JoplinM3DDid", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
dup(2)                                  = 4
fcntl(4, F_GETFL)                       = 0x2 (flags O_RDWR)
fstat(4, {st_mode=S_IFCHR|0620, st_rdev=makedev(136, 4), ...}) = 0
write(4, "open dir error: No such file or "..., 42open dir error: No such file or directory

The dir /tmp/.mount_JoplinM3DDid has not be created ?

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I download the AppImage again, it run successfully now. Maybe the binary of AppImage was broken.

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I’m glad that worked! I did not have anymore suggestions for you, such a weird error.

Thanks for updating with your fix! I hope you enjoy using Joplin!

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Any thoughts on implementing a checksum here? That would definitely help make sure the downloads are complete and right. I noticed it’s missing from the script and main download page and should be pretty simple to implement.

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Makes sense to me, there probably wouldn’t be any pushback if you wanted to add one.

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I think I’d only be able to provide for Linux since that’s what I have. Looking into it now. Thanks

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@CalebJohn

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Joplin is great, I have recommended it to my friends. It’s really hard to download it in China because of the GFW. I spent almost 3 days to download the binary file.

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Do you know of any good webhosting that Joplin could use? Maybe we could make a download more available for users in China

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AUR is a life-saver. I just love Arch <3

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gitee is alternative of github some way, in China