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Running AppImage shows error 'cannot find /tmp/.../browser/init.js'

See original GitHub issue

Version: 20.15.1
Target: Linux

After npx electron-builder --linux running the .AppImage on Ubuntu fails with with error below.

~/Projects/XXXX$ ./build/electron/XXXX-X.X.X-x86_64.AppImage
module.js:545
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '/tmp/.mount_XXXXUh8n4M/resources/electron.asar/browser/init.js'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:543:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:473:25)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:683:10)
    at startup (bootstrap_node.js:196:16)
    at bootstrap_node.js:622:3

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Created 5 years ago
Reactions:17
Comments:9 (1 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

4reactions

Stefanoughcommented, Jun 7, 2018

I was having the same issue in Ubuntu 16.04. Downgrading electron-builder to 20.14.7 solved my particular build issue.

1reaction

yishncommented, May 29, 2018

Seems like this issue did not exist in v20.14.7.

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