Plex amp 3.01 on ubuntu 16.04 just displays a blank screen on start

royvalentine · September 8, 2020, 5:30pm

Also having the same issue on PopOS 20.04.
Version: Plexamp-3.1.1.AppImage
Permissions: -rwxrwxr-x

After removing the config Plexamp I get the following after running from terminal:

➜ ~ ./Plexamp-3.1.1.AppImage
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+CommandOrControl+Space.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+0.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+1.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+2.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+3.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+4.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+5.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+CommandOrControl+Option+Right.
Couldn’t install shortcut for CommandOrControl+Option+Up.
Couldn’t install shortcut for CommandOrControl+Option+Down.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Alt+Space.
Couldn’t install shortcut for MediaPlayPause.
Couldn’t install shortcut for MediaPreviousTrack.
Couldn’t install shortcut for MediaNextTrack.
Started Media Service: false
Linux: Registering MPRIS service.
…/…/sandbox/linux/seccomp-bpf-helpers/sigsys_handlers.cc:CRASHING:seccomp-bpf failure in syscall 0230
(node:10332) 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:10332) 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

Running with “–no-sandbox” like others said starts the app but you cannot sign-in.

rtud · September 24, 2020, 12:32pm

Have the same issues w/ Plexamp v3.2.0 on Ubuntu, that was setup automatically using appimaged.

What I ended up doing is visit ~/.local/share/applications and edit the *Plexamp.desktop file by adding --no-sandbox to the Exec instruction: Exec=/home/XXX/.local/bin/Plexamp-3.2.0.AppImage --no-sandbox.

This took care of the issues for me and I’m able to just launch and use the app w/o issues.

plex-linux · September 28, 2020, 5:30pm

i have updated to ubuntu 20.04 and still can not get plexamp to work???
if i run it as sudo i can login and select music to play but it immediately kick-me back to selection music and never plays anything.
i have wasted countless hours trying to get this stupid thing working. I have tried so many things none of which have worded for me. I should give up but it has become a personal quest to get it working…

plex-linux · September 28, 2020, 10:16pm

I made a virtual machine in vbox and it plays there just fine but on my computer it still does not work (both computer and vbox are ubuntu 20.04), still have no idea why???

computer (does not work):

./Plexamp-3.2.1.AppImage
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+CommandOrControl+Space.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+0.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+1.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+2.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+3.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+4.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+5.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+CommandOrControl+Option+Right.
Couldn’t install shortcut for CommandOrControl+Option+Up.
Couldn’t install shortcut for CommandOrControl+Option+Down.
Couldn’t install shortcut for Shift+Alt+Space.
Couldn’t install shortcut for MediaPlayPause.
Couldn’t install shortcut for MediaPreviousTrack.
Couldn’t install shortcut for MediaNextTrack.
Started Media Service: false
Linux: Registering MPRIS service.
…/…/sandbox/linux/seccomp-bpf-helpers/sigsys_handlers.cc:CRASHING:seccomp-bpf failure in syscall 0230
ben@ben-tomahawk:~/plexamp$

vitual box computer does work :

./Plexamp-3.2.1.AppImage
Started Media Service: false
Linux: Registering MPRIS service.
(node:5187) 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:5187) 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
(node:5187) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.
(node:5187) [DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.
Update for version 3.2.1 is not available (latest version: 3.2.1, downgrade is disallowed).
checkForUpdatesAndNotify called, downloadPromise is null

plex-linux · October 1, 2020, 10:01pm

eureka!

I got it to work on my new 20.04 computer (as well as my virtual machine). I went into /home/[user]/.config and deleted the folder, i then restarted it and everything worked!

andrewjmetzger · October 15, 2020, 4:12am

Deleting everything under ~./config/ seems like a bit of a nuclear option… maybe try removing just the program’s settings instead.

After some tinkering, I have managed to get Plexamp running on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with these steps:

Delete any existing Plexamp configuration to start over from scratch, just in case.
(rm -rf ~/.config/Plexamp/)
Launch Plexamp with the --no-sandbox parameter using the CLI of your choice and sign in
Optionally, add the parameter to your system’s relevant *.desktop file to make running Plexamp a little easier in the future.

To always launch Plexamp with sandboxing disabled, add the --no-sandboxparameter from Step 2 to the first Exec= line in the Desktop Entry section:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Plexamp
Exec=/path/to/Plexamp.AppImage --no-sandbox
Terminal=false
Type=Application

Now, you can start Plexamp without using the CLI at all.

Note: Desktop files are what make launcher shortcuts work; they’re usually stored in ~/.local/share/applications/… just look for a file with Plexamp in the name.

Wheatley_NZL · January 13, 2021, 3:52am

So I think I’ve got the same issue.

Running Plexamp 3.4.0 on Debian 9.13.

I get a sandbox error when trying to execute the AppImage. I have to run with --no-sandbox for it to create a blank window as shown in the screenshot.

I have since tried numerous other things. Removing the ~/.config/Plexamp directory. Extracting the image and changing permissions on chrome-sandbox, replacing using system links etc.

But the closest I ever get, is using --no-sandbox and blank window.

system · April 13, 2021, 3:52am

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