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fix(desktop): build AppImage with the static runtime toolset (fixes libfuse2 launch failure) #7765

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fix(desktop): build AppImage with static runtime
Bombatomica64 Sep 11, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into fix/appimage-static-runtime-fuse3
juliusmarminge Oct 3, 2026
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -684,6 +684,9 @@ it.layer(NodeServices.layer)("build-desktop-artifact", (it) => {
assert.deepStrictEqual((linux.linux as Record<string, unknown>).protocols, [
{ name: "T3 Code", schemes: ["t3code", "t3code-dev"] },
]);
assert.deepStrictEqual(linux.toolsets, { appimage: "1.0.3" });
assert.notProperty(mac, "toolsets");
assert.notProperty(win, "toolsets");
assert.deepStrictEqual(mac.files, [...DESKTOP_FILE_EXCLUSIONS, ...MAC_FILE_EXCLUSIONS]);
assert.deepStrictEqual(linux.files, [...DESKTOP_FILE_EXCLUSIONS, ...LINUX_FILE_EXCLUSIONS]);
assert.deepStrictEqual(win.files, DESKTOP_FILE_EXCLUSIONS);
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts
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Expand Up @@ -2762,6 +2762,10 @@ export const createBuildConfig = Effect.fn("createBuildConfig")(function* (
}

if (platform === "linux") {
// electron-builder 26 defaults to its legacy AppImage runtime, which
// dynamically loads the system libfuse2 library. Pin the static runtime so
// the AppImage also launches on distributions that only provide FUSE 3.
buildConfig.toolsets = { appimage: "1.0.3" };
buildConfig.linux = {
// The .deb is built from the same unpacked app after the AppImage.
// electron-builder lists both in latest-linux.yml and writes
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