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.

Download the latest release.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Install zulip-desktop
  2. Launch the application
  3. You can't do anything useful

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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