Affinity dont run on my test in my virtual machine, im not sure i can move to linux if i cant run affinity on it.

[josix666]

I wanna know if this error its because iam in a virtual machine or it ill happend on my linux distro if i move from windows. i tried in many distros of linux (ElementaryOS 8.1, Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.3, Zorin OS 18.1) but that error happend in all of them. i wanna so bad migrate to linux, burt i cant work without my affinity. plsss helpp

here it goes the code from start of the program to the people who know how to program:

'/home/jose/Downloads/Affinity-3.2.0-x86_64.AppImage'
Using existing Wine prefix (setup already complete)
Setting DPI to 96 (0x00000060)...

Unhandled Exception: System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined. ---> System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined.
   at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind)
   at MS.Internal.FontCache.Util.CombineUriWithFaceIndex(String fontUri, Int32 faceIndex)
   at System.Windows.Media.GlyphTypeface..ctor(Font font)
   at MS.Internal.FontFace.PhysicalFontFamily.GetGlyphTypeface(FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch)
   at MS.Internal.FontFace.PhysicalFontFamily.MS.Internal.FontFace.IFontFamily.GetTypefaceMetrics(FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch)
   at System.Windows.Media.Typeface.ConstructCachedTypeface()
   at System.Windows.Media.Typeface.get_CachedTypeface()
   at System.Windows.Media.Typeface.get_Symbol()
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextStore.FetchTextRun(Int32 cpFetch)
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextStore.FetchLSRun(Int32 lscpFetch, TextFormattingMode textFormattingMode, Boolean isSideways, Plsrun& plsrun, Int32& lsrunOffset, Int32& lsrunLength)
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.LineServicesCallbacks.FetchRunRedefined(IntPtr pols, Int32 lscpFetch, Int32 fIsStyle, IntPtr pstyle, Char* pwchTextBuffer, Int32 cchTextBuffer, Int32& fIsBufferUsed, Char*& pwchText, Int32& cchText, Int32& fIsHidden, LsChp& lschp, IntPtr& lsplsrun)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextMetrics.FullTextLine.FormatLine(FullTextState fullText, Int32 cpFirst, Int32 lineLength, Int32 formatWidth, Int32 finiteFormatWidth, Int32 paragraphWidth, LineFlags lineFlags, FormattedTextSymbols collapsingSymbol)
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextMetrics.FullTextLine..ctor(FormatSettings settings, Int32 cpFirst, Int32 lineLength, Int32 paragraphWidth, LineFlags lineFlags)
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImp.FormatLineInternal(TextSource textSource, Int32 firstCharIndex, Int32 lineLength, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak, TextRunCache textRunCache)
   at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImp.FormatLine(TextSource textSource, Int32 firstCharIndex, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak, TextRunCache textRunCache)
   at System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Control.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel.StackMeasureHelper(IStackMeasure measureElement, IStackMeasureScrollData scrollData, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Window.MeasureOverrideHelper(Size constraint)
   at System.Windows.Window.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.SetLayoutSize()
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.set_RootVisualInternal(Visual value)
   at System.Windows.Window.SetRootVisual()
   at System.Windows.Window.SetRootVisualAndUpdateSTC()
   at System.Windows.Window.SetupInitialState(Double requestedTop, Double requestedLeft, Double requestedWidth, Double requestedHeight)
   at System.Windows.Window.CreateSourceWindow(Boolean duringShow)
   at System.Windows.Window.ShowHelper(Object booleanBox)
   at Serif.Affinity.Application.RunSingleInstance()
   at Studio.Application.Main(String[] args)
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[MarkDraconian]

I don't think this is because of using a VM, because i had problems with ZorinOs and bare metal installation.
The appimage 3.2.0 wasn't opening, at all. I tried to install with the script/installer and this led to issues when the installer tries to play with .exe Affinity file.
On the other hand, with Fedora 44 KDE or Gnome version, everything is working fine. I installed with the script and got 0 errors.

So my guess is, Zorin, Mint, maybe even Ubuntu, has some outdated packages. The best bet would be probably get the most up to date Linux distro, like Fedora, Nobara(It also works there for me), OpenSuse, Cachy, etc, one of these.

Try to create a separate partition just for Linux before wiping Windows. (That's what i would do)