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Jotunn

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Registered: 2023-04-29

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[SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

I have used

# chmod -x /path/to/file

to make it executable but when I try to run it nothing happens.

In GUI I can go to the file, right-click, view properties and see that it is in fact executable.
In GUI, when I double-click on the appimage file, it asks me what I want to do with it, and I select "execute"
After that, nothing happens.

Last edited by Jotunn (2023-05-02 19:59:24)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

And what tool exactly are you talking about? Terminal output running from a terminal?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Registered: 2014-02-20

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

I have used

# chmod -x /path/to/file

to make it executable

That command removes the executable bit.

I think you want:

# chmod +x /path/to/file

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Jotunn

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Registered: 2023-04-29

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

# ./OpenRGB.AppImage 
dlopen(): error loading libfuse.so.2

AppImages require FUSE to run. 
You might still be able to extract the contents of this AppImage 
if you run it with the --appimage-extract option. 
See https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageKit/wiki/FUSE 
for more information

Looks like I am missing prerequisites.

nikolaus

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Registered: 2023-11-22

Posts: 8

Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

I have exactly the same issue with a report of missing FUSE module but I don't see how this problem has been solved in this thread. Anyone for help?
Could it be FUSE is not compiled into the kernel in Arch?

yochananmarqos

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Registered: 2020-02-05

Posts: 214

Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

@Jounn @nikolaus: Do you have fuse2 installed?

julioayuso_arch

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Registered: 2024-07-28

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

Open a terminal and type:

sudo pacman -S fuse

READY TO RUN APPIMAGES!!
NO SYSTEM RESTART REQUIRED

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to run an appimage file

Yes we know, closing this old solved thread.