Signal Desktop doesn't start with Electron 8.1.0 on Arch Linux

[Nisc3d]

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Bug Description

Signal Desktop 1.32.0 doesn't start on Arch Linux when Electron 8.1.0 is installed.
I downgraded the package and with Electron 8.0.3 it starts normally.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Make sure you have Electron 8.1.0 installed
2. start Signal Desktop

Actual Result:

It shows the Icon in the Taskbar for a second, but then nothing happens, it doesn't start and the icon disappears.

Expected Result:

Signal Desktop starts normally.

Platform Info

Signal Version:

1.32.0

Operating System:

Arch Linux with KDE

Linked Device Version:

4.56.4

Link to Debug Log

When starting Signal Desktop from the terminal this is the result:

Set Windows Application User Model ID (AUMID) { appUserModelId: 'org.whispersystems.signal-desktop' }
NODE_ENV production
NODE_CONFIG_DIR /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/config
NODE_CONFIG {}
ALLOW_CONFIG_MUTATIONS undefined
HOSTNAME undefined
NODE_APP_INSTANCE undefined
SUPPRESS_NO_CONFIG_WARNING undefined
SIGNAL_ENABLE_HTTP undefined
userData: /home/nisc3d/.config/Signal
config/get: Successfully read user config file
x-attr dependncy did not load successfully
config/get: Successfully read ephemeral config file
App threw an error during load
Error: Cannot find module '/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/binding/electron-v8.1-linux-x64/node_sqlite3.node'
Require stack:
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/app/sql.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/main.js
- /usr/lib/electron/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:15)
    at Function../lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts.Module._resolveFilename (electron/js2c/browser_init.js:7595:16)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:691:27)
    at Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:853:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js:4:15)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:968:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:986:10)
Unhandled Error: Error: Cannot find module '/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/binding/electron-v8.1-linux-x64/node_sqlite3.node'
Require stack:
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/app/sql.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/main.js
- /usr/lib/electron/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:15)
    at Function../lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts.Module._resolveFilename (electron/js2c/browser_init.js:7595:16)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:691:27)
    at Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:853:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js:4:15)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:968:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:986:10)
Unhandled Error: Error: Cannot find module '/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/binding/electron-v8.1-linux-x64/node_sqlite3.node'
Require stack:
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/app/sql.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/main.js
- /usr/lib/electron/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:15)
    at Function../lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts.Module._resolveFilename (electron/js2c/browser_init.js:7595:16)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:691:27)
    at Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:853:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js:4:15)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:968:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:986:10)
Unhandled Error
Error: Cannot find module '/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/binding/electron-v8.1-linux-x64/node_sqlite3.node'
Require stack:
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/app/sql.js
- /usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/main.js
- /usr/lib/electron/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:15)
    at Function../lib/common/reset-search-paths.ts.Module._resolveFilename (electron/js2c/browser_init.js:7595:16)
    at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:691:27)
    at Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Function.Module._load (electron/js2c/asar.js:717:26)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:853:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/lib/signal-desktop/app.asar/node_modules/@journeyapps/sqlcipher/lib/sqlite3.js:4:15)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:968:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:986:10)

[josh-signal]

Thanks for your report; the current version of Electron supported is 8.0.3. We've reached out to the Arch maintainers to make that clear.