# Help running AppImage

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-running-appimage/666180>\
**Category:** Plex Labs\
**Tags:** plexamp\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-running-appimage/666180 "2020-12-16T22:24:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![mikeymop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@mikeymop](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikeymop)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-running-appimage/666180/1 "2020-12-16T22:24:37Z")

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Player Version#: 3.4.0  
OS: Fedora 33, Gnome 3.38

I placed the appimage in `~/.local/bin/` and tried to launch it from terminal.  
I noticed that Plexamp was able to automatically download 3.4.0 and update itself (thus changing the path to `~/.local/bin/Plexamp-3.4.0.AppImage`.

When I ran this the first time, I saw the loginscreen and logged in to find only a gray screen. This occurs on both 3.3.x and 3.4.0.

I think Fedora may be a hard target for an AppImage because it uses PipeWire/Wayland, and PlexAmp may not be able to speak to PipeWire via the PulseAudio api.

```auto
~/.local/bin/Plexamp-3.4.0.AppImage 
Fontconfig warning: "/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/05-reset-dirs-sample.conf", line 6: unknown element "reset-dirs"
Started Media Service: false
Linux: Registering MPRIS service.
[17749:1216/171923.635600:ERROR:buffer_manager.cc(488)] [.DisplayCompositor]GL ERROR :GL_INVALID_OPERATION : glBufferData: <- error from previous GL command
(node:17755) Electron: Loading non context-aware native modules in the renderer process is deprecated and will stop working at some point in the future, please see https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/18397 for more information
(node:17755) Electron: Loading non context-aware native modules in the renderer process is deprecated and will stop working at some point in the future, please see https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/18397 for more information
Checking for update
Update for version 3.4.0 is not available (latest version: 3.4.0, downgrade is disallowed).
checkForUpdatesAndNotify called, downloadPromise is null
(node:17755) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.
(node:17755) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.

```

This is where output stops.

I know Electron.js has added Wayland native support only recently, but I expected it to launch in an `xwayland` context at least.

Is there anything this output can hint to helping get PlexAmp to run on my machine?

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**Author:** ![burntcookie90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@burntcookie90](https://forums.plex.tv/u/burntcookie90)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-running-appimage/666180/2 "2020-12-17T19:43:14Z")

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I’m seeing these logs as well, running cinnamon on X. My behavior is different though, the app never launches.

```auto
 ~/bin » ./Plexamp-3.4.0.AppImage 
Fontconfig warning: "/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/05-reset-dirs-sample.conf", line 6: unknown element "reset-dirs"
Started Media Service: false
Linux: Registering MPRIS service.

```

system info

```auto

        System: Kernel: 5.9.14-200.fc33.x86_64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 2.35-15.fc33)
                   Desktop: Cinnamon 4.6.7 tk: GTK 3.24.24 wm: muffin dm: GDM, LightDM
                   Distro: Fedora release 33 (Thirty Three)
        Machine: Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Precision Tower 3430 v: N/A serial: <filter>
                   Chassis: type: 3 serial: <filter>
                   Mobo: Dell model: 00CV7F v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: 1.2.26 date: 11/30/2018
        Battery: Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech MX Ergo Multi-Device Trackball
                   serial: <filter> charge: 100% (should be ignored) status: Discharging
        CPU: Info: 6-Core model: Intel Core i7-8700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Kaby Lake rev: A
                   L2 cache: 12.0 MiB
                   flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 76799
                   Speed: 883 MHz min/max: 800/4600 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 900 2: 900 3: 900 4: 900
                   5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900 9: 900 10: 900 11: 900 12: 900
        Graphics: Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 630 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
                   chip ID: 8086:3e92
                   Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL [Quadro P1000] vendor: Dell driver: nvidia v: 455.45.01
                   bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:1cb1
                   Display: x11 server: Fedora Project X.org 1.20.10 driver: modesetting,nvidia
                   unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv resolution: 1: 2160x3840~60Hz
                   2: 3840x2160~60Hz s-dpi: 96
                   OpenGL: renderer: Quadro P1000/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 455.45.01 direct render: Yes
        Audio: Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
                   bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a348
                   Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
                   v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 10de:0fb9
                   Device-3: Cambridge Silicon Radio Audioengine 2+ type: USB
                   driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 1-5:7 chip ID: 0a12:1243
                   Device-4: Logitech HD Webcam C615 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
                   bus ID: 1-10.2:12 chip ID: 046d:082c
                   Device-5: SteelSeries ApS SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless type: USB
                   driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 1-2:3 chip ID: 1038:12b3
                   Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.9.14-200.fc33.x86_64 

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/help-running-appimage/666180/3 "2021-03-17T19:43:14Z")

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