diff --git a/externs.js b/externs.js
index fbf41ce63cd..9c148b9bbdc 100644
--- a/externs.js
+++ b/externs.js
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ dummy.concat = function() {};
 dummy.diff_main = function() {};
 dummy.patch_make = function() {};
 dummy.patch_apply = function() {};
+dummy.prepare = function() {};
+dummy.run = function() {};
+dummy.all = function() {};
+dummy.transaction = function() {};
+dummy.getPath = function() {};
+
 
 /**
  * @typedef {{
diff --git a/shadow-cljs.edn b/shadow-cljs.edn
index 88d3ee1c086..a6ea075d121 100644
--- a/shadow-cljs.edn
+++ b/shadow-cljs.edn
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@
              :main electron.core/main
              :devtools
              {:before-load electron.core/stop
-              :after-load electron.core/start}}
+              :after-load electron.core/start}
+             :compiler-options
+             {:infer-externs :auto
+              :source-map true
+              :externs ["datascript/externs.js"
+                        "externs.js"]
+              :warnings {:fn-deprecated false}}}
 
   :test
   {:target :node-test
diff --git a/src/electron/electron/core.cljs b/src/electron/electron/core.cljs
index 6fca2bd8e7f..1cc46c76714 100644
--- a/src/electron/electron/core.cljs
+++ b/src/electron/electron/core.cljs
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@
 
 (defn setup-updater! [^js win]
   ;; manual/auto updater
-  (init-updater {:repo   "logseq/logseq"
-                 :logger logger
-                 :win    win}))
+  (when-not linux?
+    (init-updater {:repo   "logseq/logseq"
+                   :logger logger
+                   :win    win})))
 
 (defn setup-interceptor! []
   (.registerFileProtocol