WhatsApp-for-linux has stopped working

I think it stopped working after the big update a few days ago, I can’t be sure about that since I haven’t run the program in a few days.

Here is the terminal output:

<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: Gtk-Message: 08:28:30.197: Failed to load module "xapp-gtk3-module"
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: Gtk-Message: 08:28:30.533: Failed to load module "colorreload-gtk-module"
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: Gtk-Message: 08:28:30.534: Failed to load module "window-decorations-gtk-module"
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: 
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: ** (whatsapp-for-linux:3342): WARNING **: 08:28:30.611: Could not open /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type: Failed to open file “/sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type”: Permission denied
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: 
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: ** (whatsapp-for-linux:3342): WARNING **: 08:28:30.611: Could not open /sys/firmware/acpi/pm_profile: Failed to open file “/sys/firmware/acpi/pm_profile”: Permission denied
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: 
<13>Apr 18 08:28:30 whatsapp-for-linux[3411]: ** (whatsapp-for-linux:3342): ERROR **: 08:28:30.613: Unable to fork a new child process: Failed to execute child process “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/webkit2gtk-4.0/WebKitNetworkProcess” (No such file or directory)
zsh: trace trap (core dumped)  whatsapp-for-linux

Any ideas what went wrong or how to fix it?
Thanks

Hi @FractalChaos,

I see “whatsapp-for-linux” is an AUR package:

$ pamac search whatsapp-for-linux
whatsapp-for-linux                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1.4.3-1  AUR
An unofficial WhatsApp desktop application for linux

And most, if not all AUR packages need to be rebuilt after an update:

pamac build whatsapp-for-linux

So try that and see if it works.

Alternatively, you can use Hamsket:

Which is a fork of Rambox. Or Ferduim:

Which is “Ferdi when Ferdi is gone.”

Hope this helps!

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I’m using whatsapp-nativifier-dark and its still working but unfortunately it looks like its been removed from the aur. I know its built with electron but can’t find the github either

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@FractalChaos This might be happennig due to the latest webkit2 release. Try this command below and see if it works:

WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 whatsapp-for-linux
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Unfortunately rebuilding it didn’t work and it gives the same errors still.

Also ishaan when I ran that command it still gave the exact same errors as though the command tried to run the program.

I’m gonna give those alternatives a try.

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