Support linux appimage

[jopemachine]

• The target platform(s) the problem occurs on (Linux, Mac, Mac App Store, and or Windows): Linux
• Node version (run node -v): 12.22.1
• auto-launch version: 6.0.0
• The options you're passing to auto-launch: hidden=true
• Are you using NW.js or Electron? Electron
  • If so, which version?: Electron 12.0.1
  • If you're using Electron, are you using auto-launch from the main process or a renderer process? main-process
• Can you reproduce this with a simple Hello World example app? No
• If needs be, would you be able to provide us with a simple app (as simple as possible) which reproduces the problem? Yes

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On Windows, and on Macos, easy-auto-launch works well.

But on Ubuntu using Appimage, easy-auto-launch launch below the screen (Electron) instead of my app.

I think maybe the below issue, PR in the original repo could be related to this issue.

• Linux desktop entry filename fix Teamwork/node-auto-launch#91
• AppImage : Default path detection doesn't work properly because it uses mount path Teamwork/node-auto-launch#89

Thanks for remaking the awesome library!

[Izurii]

The problem I see in creating an auto launch for AppImage is that the path to the AppImage can be changed anytime. What I think we can do is something like this: The user opens the AppImage this generate the autorun entry but if later the user change the location of the AppImage the autorun entry will be invalid, but once the user reopen the app using the AppImage the autorun entry will be updated with the new location.

[jopemachine]

The problem I see in creating an auto launch for AppImage is that the path to the AppImage can be changed anytime. What I think we can do is something like this: The user opens the AppImage this generate the autorun entry but if later the user change the location of the AppImage the autorun entry will be invalid, but once the user reopen the app using the AppImage the autorun entry will be updated with the new location.

Yes, because the path changes whenever the mount is done (reboot), the previously registered path is invalid.

How about passing AppImage file path itself to Exec instead of process.execPath in linux?

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/home/jopebot/Applications/Arvis-0.2.0.AppImage
Hidden=false
...

This works as expected, but the user needs to pass the AppImage file path manually,

And if the file path is changed by the user, the entry file will be invalid.

(So I'm not sure this is the right way though)

[uparlange]

Hi,

I have the same message auto launching my app (https://github.com/uparlange/bing-wallpaper) with Windows 11.

It is working good with Windows 10 and MacOS (BigSur and Monterey).

.

[ghost]

Hello @Izurii,
Here is the fix: Netflix-Skunkworks/stethoscope-app@74ca61b

[ghost]

@Izurii, the condition should be added here:

easy-auto-launch/src/easy-auto-launch.ts

Line 122 in cec445c

fixLinuxExecPath(): string | undefined {

Many thanks for this cleaner architecture!

[Izurii]

Hello @Izurii, Here is the fix: Netflix-Skunkworks/stethoscope-app@74ca61b

I'll be taking a look at that asap. Thank you for bringing a solution to this old bug :)