.deb file is not opening after install

[vishakhag6]

I am using electron-installer-debian - v1.1.1, node - v11.8.0, npm - 6.9.0, ubuntu- 18.04

Creating my build like:

1. npm run electron-packager . app --platform linux --arch x64 --out dist/
2. npm run electron-installer-debian --src dist/app-linux-x64/ --dest dist/installers/ --arch amd64

In my dist folder package is getting created with the name "app_0.0.0_amd64.deb" and it is installed successfully but it is not getting open and showing the size of 0 bytes also.

[malept]

Can you compile the example app successfully?

In order to debug your problem further, we need a minimal testcase to reproduce your problem. Using the electron-quick-start repository as a base, could you please create a minimal Electron app that illustrates the issue you described, and post a link to it here?

[vishakhag6]

My project is in angular 7 and with the help of electron, I was creating the desktop app.
I am following this article to create my desktop app.

https://medium.com/@murshidhassen/angular-7-electron-web-desktop-love-2995349e8e61

My main.js file looks like this:
`const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
let win;
function createWindow() {

// Create the browser window.
win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 800, height: 600 });

// If you want to give full screen
// win = new BrowserWindow({ fullscreen: true })

// and load the index.html of the app.
win.loadFile('../dist/app/index.html');

// Open the DevTools.
win.webContents.openDevTools();

// Emitted when the window is closed.
win.on('closed', () => {
win = null
})
};

// This method will be called when the Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.on('ready', createWindow);

// Quit when all windows are closed.
app.on('window-all-closed', () => {

// On macOS it is common for applications and their menu bar
// to stay active until the user quits explicitly with Cmd + Q
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') { app.quit() }
});

app.on('activate', () => {
// On macOS it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
// dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
if (win === null) { createWindow() }
}); `

and I am following this article to create packages for Linux:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-installer-debian

According to this, I am having dist/installers/app_0.0.1_amd64.deb (Which is the last step to create a package at your machine according to the environment, mine is Linux 18.04)

But after install, Not opening up. Not getting any error nothing.

[JesuisOriginal]

same here, the package .deb is built, but does not open.

[fcastilloec]

This is more of an error on the app itself rather than this module. We simply just used the files created by electron-packager, together with the configuration the user provides.
If it doesn't open, it's highly likely that it also doesn't work after packaging it with electron-packager

[malept]

Closing as there's not enough information to confirm that electron-installer-debian is indeed the culprit.

If someone can give a GitHub link to a minimal Electron app with the exact commands run to generate the unusable .deb file, we might be able to find a bug, but as @fcastilloec said, it's more likely that it's the app code that's at fault.

[pauloorm]

try it, pls:
cd /usr/lib/
sudo chmod -R 777 app_folder/
sudo chmod +x appClient

[kapytanhook]

try it, pls: cd /usr/lib/ sudo chmod -R 777 app_folder/ sudo chmod +x appClient

This actually worked for me, was such a long struggle, would be nice if the installer set the permissions right