michaelpb / michaelpb/whiteboard

Harfbuzz errror with appimage

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Description

Debian 10:

chmod +x whiteboard-app-0.0.48-x86_64.AppImage to make this executable.

Executing from a filemanager, it simply won't run. In the terminal, checking with "ps aux | grep whiteboard" comes empty.

Executing ./whiteboard-app-0.0.48-x86_64.AppImage in the terminal, it won'r run and prints this error:

"(whiteboard-app:1071181): Pango-ERROR **: 17:49:01.725: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2)

Trace/breakpoint trap"

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the AppImage launch failure on Debian 10 and inspect the packaged runtime dependencies related to Pango and Harfbuzz. Done means the AppImage launches successfully without the reported “Harfbuzz version too old” error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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