FreeCAD Appimage no longer working after Stable Update 2026-09-07

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FreeCAD quit working post-update. Here is my error:

FreeCAD 1.1.3, Libs: 1.1.3R20260725 (Git shallow)
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(qt.glx) qglx_findConfig: Failed to finding matching FBConfig for QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0, options QFlags<QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption>(DeprecatedFunctions), depthBufferSize 0, redBufferSize 1, greenBufferSize 1, blueBufferSize 1, alphaBufferSize 0, stencilBufferSize 0, samples -1, swapBehavior QSurfaceFormat::SingleBuffer, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QColorSpace(), profile  QSurfaceFormat::CompatibilityProfile)
(qt.glx) qglx_findConfig: Failed to finding matching FBConfig for QSurfaceFormat(version 2.0, options QFlags<QSurfaceFormat::FormatOption>(DeprecatedFunctions), depthBufferSize 0, redBufferSize 1, greenBufferSize 1, blueBufferSize 1, alphaBufferSize 0, stencilBufferSize 0, samples -1, swapBehavior QSurfaceFormat::SingleBuffer, swapInterval 1, colorSpace QColorSpace(), profile  QSurfaceFormat::CompatibilityProfile)
Could not initialize GLX
/tmp/.mount_FreeCAakDBBa/AppRun: line 34: 52118 Aborted                    (core dumped) "${MAIN}" "$@"

It appears to be related to this:

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It must be a problem with the AppImage. The freecad package from the Manjaro repository works fine.

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That’s right, I use Appimage as I couldn’t get the advanced CAM tools to work with the repository package. Maybe I should try again, it’s been a few versions. Sorry for not including that detail.

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@reet I’ve moved your post and replies into a dedicated topic, for individual attention. :wink:

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Duplicate of Freecad appimage fails to start after update - #3 by Aragorn

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I installed FreeCAD 1.1.3 via the repository, and it appears to be working fine, so I’ll stick with this for the time being. Checked the latest weekly appimage, and the problem persists.