Bug 414000 - Running external applications from AppImage bundle
Summary: Running external applications from AppImage bundle
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Bundle-AppImage (show other bugs)
Version: 7.4.0
Platform: Appimage Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2019-11-10 12:41 UTC by Ruedi Hofer
Modified: 2022-01-31 13:05 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Version Fixed In: 7.5.0
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Description Ruedi Hofer 2019-11-10 12:41:03 UTC
Hi 
2 integration problems, evtl related to appimage:

- I just donwloaded the 6.4 appimage on my newly updated kubuntu 19.10. However, when I select an image to be sent by email, thunderbird is not started. 

- In the thumbnail mode, if I press 'open with', there is no tool in the list. If I start the default digikam 5.9 from the distro, there is a bunch of tools in the list, including gimp.

I already saw this problems on kubuntu 19.04 with digikam 6.3. Is there a way to fix this? Maybe it is a failure on my local system?
Thanks, Ruedi
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2019-11-10 13:29:07 UTC
These problem are generic with AppImage. This kind of bundle is limited.

Alternative will to use Flatpak instead. This planed for later...

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Maik Qualmann 2019-11-10 21:07:51 UTC
*** Bug 414008 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2020-08-01 13:26:15 UTC
digiKam 7.0.0 stable release is now published and now available as FlatPak:

https://www.digikam.org/news/2020-07-19-7.0.0_release_announcement/

We need a fresh feedback on this file using this version.

Thanks in advance

Gilles Caulier
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2021-07-19 06:48:24 UTC
With next digiKam 7.4.0 release, AppImage bundle is compiled using a more recent Linux Mageia 7.1 host. Last stable Qt 5.15.2 and KF5 5.84 are used. ImageMagick codec 7 and libav 58 (ffmpeg) are used to supports extra image and video formats.

https://i.imgur.com/XV1tZkL.png

Please check if problem still reproducible with this version available as pre-release here:

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Gilles Caulier
Comment 5 digikde 2021-11-29 10:52:50 UTC
I tried digiKam-7.4.0-20211118T131744-x86-64.appimage.
The problem is still there.
Ubuntu 21.10, Gnome 40.4.0, Wayland.
The reduced images are created in /tmp/digikam-WnKmAc/... and will be deleted, when Finish is clicked.
Comment 6 caulier.gilles 2021-12-28 09:06:56 UTC
Ruedi,

With the bug #447150 just closed, next digiKam 7.5.0 pre-release AppImage improve binary compatibility. Please test with bundle available here :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Happy new year

Gilles Caulier
Comment 7 caulier.gilles 2021-12-30 19:19:05 UTC
Hi all,

With the bug #414959, we have normally fixed a dysfunction to run an external application from AppImage bundle. We needs feedback please...

Thanks in advance and happy new year.

Best regards

Gilles Caulier
Comment 8 caulier.gilles 2021-12-30 19:20:32 UTC
I forget to said with previous comment : 7.5.0 pre-release AppImage bundle is available at usual place :

https://files.kde.org/digikam/

Best

Gilles Caulier
Comment 9 kde 2021-12-31 07:42:24 UTC
Sending images by E-mail (Thunderbird) works for me now. Thanks to all who contributed!
Comment 10 caulier.gilles 2021-12-31 07:53:42 UTC
Thanks for the feedback