void-linux / void-linux/void-packages
zulip-desktop is the legacy version which is nowadays fully unusable
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void 6.0.15_1 x86_64 AuthenticAMD notuptodate rrmFFFFFF
Package(s) Affected
zulip-desktop-0.5.1_2
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No response
Expected behaviour
zulip-desktop package allows connecting to up-to-date Zulip servers such as the public https://chat.zulip.org
Actual behaviour
Immediately upon launch, an Update required screen is displayed:
Update required
You are using old version of the Zulip desktop app that is no longer supported.
The auto-update feature in this old version of Zulip desktop app no longer works.
Steps to reproduce
- Install
zulip-desktop - Launch the application
- You can't do anything useful
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the zulip-desktop package definition and reproduce the reported launch behavior on Void Linux. Compare the packaged version with the current upstream Zulip Desktop release, then verify that the resulting package no longer shows the unsupported-version screen and can connect to an up-to-date Zulip server.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100