Appimage FUSE error

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When I launch the Zoho Mail desktop AppImage I get, “cannot mount AppImage please check your fuse setup.”

When I open this AppImage for the first time after a reboot, I do not get the error. But if I close it and then reopen it, I get the error every time after that.

The AppImage works fine, I just have to close the error message every time.

This is only happening on one of my Manjaro machines but not the other. Both are using Plasma.

See screenshot:

fuseerror

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You need install fuse3 or/and fuse2.
Can you try it for FUSE setup:

sudo chmod u+s "$(which fusermount)"

See:

https://docs.appimage.org/user-guide/troubleshooting/fuse.html#setting-up-fuse-on-arch-linux

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I tried:

sudo chmod u+s "$(which fusermount)"

Didn’t work after rebooting.

It looks like I have fuse-common, fuse2, and fuse3 already installed.

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Did you try ./[YOUR_APP].AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run?

Before you have to run chmod +x [YOUR_APP].AppImage

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I am using appimagelauncher to manage my appimages. It creates an “Applications” folder and runs from there.

Are you suggesting I download the appimage again and run it for the first time using your command?

Would I have to run that command every time I open the appimage? I’ll give it a try.

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No, you don’t need to download the AppImage again. It was already installed in the “Applications” folder.

Does Zoha Mail App exist in KDE search menu?

I did not try AppImageLauncher, I am using Apps from Manjaro repos and AUR.

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Yes, it is in the KDE search menu.

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Then you can start it. Does it work?

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Just ignore it. It is a erroneous message. There is actually nothing wrong with fuse or anything else.

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The appimage works fine, so you are correct.

I was just trying to find a solution, so I don’t have to close the error message every time I open the app. If there isn’t one, I’ll just live with it.

It is odd though that this doesn’t happen on another machine with Manjaro.

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This works and I don’t see the error anymore.

Is there a simpler way to run this command without opening a terminal, navigating to the appimage directory, and then running the command?

It’s quicker to just close the error message box than do all of that.

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  • Create a new application script zoho.sh
  • Edit this script:
#!/bin/bash

${HOME}/Applications/./[APP_NAME].AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run

  • Run chmod +x zoho.sh

  • KDE menu adds this script.

There is other possibility:

  • You can directly edit the native Zoho App in KDE menu and add --appimage-extract-and-run.
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How do I edit it in the KDE menu? That seems easier than the bash script.

And I assume all of this will break when the appimage gets updated?

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  1. In the KDE menu, on the app shortcut you wish to edit, Right Click and select Edit Application.
  2. At the top, select the Application tab.
  3. Add --appimage-extract-and-run to the end of the Command field.
  4. Click OK to exit.

Test.

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It works great now with no error message.

I just added --appimage-extract-and-run to the end of the command, as you described.

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When you update new version of this AppImage, the new App will be created in the KDE menu. But it does not have this option --appimage-extract-and-run. You can edit it manually.

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Excellent. Thank you for helping me figure this out!

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It use to always happen. I think with successive updates from Zoho it gets better, cause where I use to get it all the time I only get everyother time now.

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