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For questions related to Electron, which is a framework for creating native applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

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Obsidian AppImage - The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly

After upgrading to 24.04, I get the The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. message when I try to run this Electron AppImage application file. The entire error looks like this (example for Obsidian app): >…
Tomas Greif
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How can I install npm on 17.10?

I just wanted to install npm via terminal and now I am just stuck with some dependencies. It wants me to install a few dependencies, for example: libssl1.0-dev nodejs-dev node-gyp Even if I try to install these first, it tells me I need the…
Deniz
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How to make Balena Etcher and other appimages work in Ubuntu 24.04?

Balena Etcher is not opening in Ubuntu 24.04. How to run it? I am using the appimage. Other appimages are not working either.
Archisman Panigrahi
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How can I make VSCode's "**Save As**" dialog open in focus and on top of all other windows?

Currently, saving new files from VSCode to any VSCode Workspace triggers a system notification -- '"Save As" is ready' -- and opens VSCode's "Save As" dialog behind current windows. I want "Save As" dialogs to open in focus and on top of all other…
smcnally
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Mouse cursor size is tiny in Chromium (Ubuntu 18.04)

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 with default gnome and I installed Tweaks to change my themes. I'm using theme DMZ White for my cursors. Everything is OK except for Chromium (Version 69.0.3497.81 (Official Build) snap (64-bit)). The mouse cursor is tiny! I…
rlay3
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How to run my snap application on startup

I have a snapcraft application build on top of electronJs. I would like that application to run on startup. I tried to directly drop a app_name.desktop file inside the current user config/autostart path but I was not able to do it from within my…
Ulrich Dohou
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Electron apps show notify-osd notifications incorrectly

I use Nylas N1 email client which is built using Electron. It used to present me with notify-osd notifications on Ubuntu 15.10. However, since the upgrade notifications look as follows:
orschiro
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Electron `chrome --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=...` won't shut down, eats up Memory

I am trying to build an app with electron. When I do this, however, it appears that several chrome processes are created that don't shut down after closing electron. These processes eat up a lot of memory that slow down my computer. Most of the…
webelo
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Electron App as PPA

I've been doing some research: You can't build PPA's from a Node.js application. Apparently, this is not a rule, since there are a few projects that have successfully achieve this. WebUDP8 is an example; they build the PPA's for Atom IDE (using…
Matías
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Ubuntu 21.04 Wayland copy/paste intermittently fails

Ubuntu 21.04 Gnome 3.38.5 Wayland I've noticed that intermittently copy/paste starts failing. Anecdotally this only seems to happen when trying to paste into an electron app (slack/atom) but after that affects other applications too. Haven't found a…
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What package do I need to install to have spell-checking work in Gitbook Editor?

I installed Gitbook Editor. The screenshots show that Gitbook Editor has spell-checking support on Linux. I checked the settings to enable spell-checking but I still don't have spell-checking enabled. This leads me to the conclusion that I am…
orschiro
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Compress PDF files without Ghostscript

I would like to compress PDF files in my Node.JS application which will be generated by electron. I tried to compress these files with Ghostscript which worked fine btw but I cannot use this commercially without paying for it. Is there any good…
user547995
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Keyboard shortcuts stop working intermittently

edit: As can be seen from the answer, this actually had nothing to do with standby or hibernation, but rather that it correlated with me often closing the app window (which triggered the bug) before going into standby most of the time. I have seen…
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Change order of electron tray icons

A few questions regarding ordering of the tray icons already have been asked (see here for example). This usually works great, electron apps behave somehow differently. When running an electron app (e.g. whatsie, gitter or Franz) the…
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Add an Electron app to Favorites (Gnome Shell)

Hello :) Anyone know why I can't add those Electron apps to Favorites in Gnome Shell?
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