[SOLVED] Error using Etcher (AppImage) on manjaro linux (Permission Denied)

• Etcher version:

  • 1.5.53 (AppImage)
  • https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.5.53/balena-etcher-electron-1.5.53-linux-x64.zip

• Operating system and architecture:

  • Manjaro Linux (x64)
  • (uname -a) Linux simon-tp 4.19.56-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Jun 26 03:35:21 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux

• Image flashed:

  • https://osdn.net/projects/manjaro-arm/storage/rpi3/lxqt/19.06/Manjaro-ARM-lxqt-rpi3-19.06.img.xz

• Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?

  • Yes, see issue detail below

Summary (includes solution):

When trying to flash an SD card using the AppImage packaged version of Etcher, running on Manjaro Linux, the process fails with a generic error message. Opening the DevTools console gives more details into the error and suggests this is a permissions issue

"Command failed: cd "/home/simon"; "/usr/bin/pkexec" --disable-internal-agent /bin/bash -c "echo SUDOPROMPT; sh '/tmp/tmp-1683OiD12Fzl2VQu.cmd'"
/tmp/tmp-1683OiD12Fzl2VQu.cmd: line 64: /run/user/1000/appimagelauncherfs/0000.AppImage: Permission denied
"

The issue is solved by deleting the package appimagelauncher and rebooting the system (not sure if the reboot is really necessary, but I did it and it worked). Others might need to also remove libappimage (from extra) but that was not the case for me.

Referenced forum solution: https://forum.manjaro.org/t/solved-appimage-woes-when-building-package/86654/6

Steps to reproduce:

Note: You need to have DevTools open in etcher before doing these steps in order to see the logs (CTRL+SHIFT+I) (I, not L)

1. Ensure community/appimagelauncher is installed (the issue could arise because of extra/libappimage as well, given the forum post that I read but it was not installed in my case; 1.1 To verify if one (or both) of these packages is installed, run sudo pacman -Ss appimage;
2. Follow the steps to flash an external device in etcher’s UI with any valid combination of external drive & image (you can use the image I linked in this post);
3. Notice the following error:

The devtools shows the following stacktrace:

"Error: Command failed: cd "/home/simon"; "/usr/bin/pkexec" --disable-internal-agent /bin/bash -c "echo SUDOPROMPT; sh '/tmp/tmp-1683OiD12Fzl2VQu.cmd'"
/tmp/tmp-1683OiD12Fzl2VQu.cmd: line 64: /run/user/1000/appimagelauncherfs/0000.AppImage: Permission denied

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:303:12)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:182:13)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:961:16)
    at Socket.stream.socket.on (internal/child_process.js:380:11)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:182:13)
    at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:596:12)"

I didn’t push further to understand exactly what was going on but I thought I’d document it for others because finding out the solution was a very frustrating process for me.

Cheers !

[thundron]

Thanks for the report, very detailed and useful. Closing, will reference if other users encounter the same issue

[Niceplace]

Since this is solved I believe it can be closed but I’ll leave it open for a few days in case people need to see it. If the project contributors decide differently, I fully understand.