[GH-ISSUE #1102] Error: cannot access AppImage file

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Originally created by @Gridlocked on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1102

firejail --appimage Ungoogled_Chromium_Web_Browser-55.0.2883.87.glibc2.15-x86_64.AppImage
Error: cannot access AppImage file

I could be doing something wrong here but based on the documentation.......... when I run that in the termninal it just says there's no access. I can run the appimage on it's own without issue. I've tried this on two different OS - Mint and Fedora.

Originally created by @Gridlocked on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1102 firejail --appimage Ungoogled_Chromium_Web_Browser-55.0.2883.87.glibc2.15-x86_64.AppImage Error: cannot access AppImage file I could be doing something wrong here but based on the documentation.......... when I run that in the termninal it just says there's no access. I can run the appimage on it's own without issue. I've tried this on two different OS - Mint and Fedora.

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2026-05-05 06:35:01 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017):

Give me a download link to chromium appimage. It could be an appimge type 2 (introduced recently), and there is no support for this type in firejail version you are using. Also, run a "firejail --version".

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017): Give me a download link to chromium appimage. It could be an appimge type 2 (introduced recently), and there is no support for this type in firejail version you are using. Also, run a "firejail --version".

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2026-05-05 06:35:05 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017):

That makes sense this appimage was created only yesterday. It's firejail version 0.9.44.8

What do I need, 0.9.45 ?

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017): That makes sense this appimage was created only yesterday. It's firejail version 0.9.44.8 What do I need, 0.9.45 ?

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2026-05-05 06:35:07 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017):

Yes, grab the version from git - it is quite easy, all you need to install is git and the compiler:

$ sudo apt-get install git build-essential

then you compile and install it:

$ git clone https://github.com/netblue30/firejail.git
$ cd firejail
$ ./configure && make && sudo make install-strip

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2017): Yes, grab the version from git - it is quite easy, all you need to install is git and the compiler: ````` $ sudo apt-get install git build-essential ````` then you compile and install it: ````` $ git clone https://github.com/netblue30/firejail.git $ cd firejail $ ./configure && make && sudo make install-strip `````

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:10 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2017):

No luck with 0.9.45 I may be doing something wrong at my end with the appimage. How does firejail know the location?

This is the appimage

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ea4shiojgrs5q4v/Chromium-20170214T173634Z.zip?dl=0

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2017): No luck with 0.9.45 I may be doing something wrong at my end with the appimage. How does firejail know the location? This is the appimage https://www.dropbox.com/s/ea4shiojgrs5q4v/Chromium-20170214T173634Z.zip?dl=0

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:12 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2017):

I just reinstalled the appimage and saw some errors I didn't notice before - is this the issue?

/tmp/.mount_H09OH4/usr/bin/chromium: line 61: lsb_release: command not found
/tmp/.mount_H09OH4/usr/bin/chromium: line 61: lsb_release: command not found
/tmp/.mount_H09OH4/usr/bin/chromium: line 61: lsb_release: command not found

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2017): I just reinstalled the appimage and saw some errors I didn't notice before - is this the issue? /tmp/.mount_H09OH4/usr/bin/chromium: line 61: lsb_release: command not found /tmp/.mount_H09OH4/usr/bin/chromium: line 61: lsb_release: command not found /tmp/.mount_H09OH4/usr/bin/chromium: line 61: lsb_release: command not found

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:15 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2017):

You can see the same result with avidemux which is available as an appimage. While there is no firejail profile for that - it doesn't come back that you need to run it as 'no profile' but instead 'can't access appimage'.

Download Avidemux Linux Universal Binary - 38.00 MB | version: 2.6.18

https://www.fosshub.com/Avidemux.html

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2017): You can see the same result with avidemux which is available as an appimage. While there is no firejail profile for that - it doesn't come back that you need to run it as 'no profile' but instead 'can't access appimage'. Download Avidemux Linux Universal Binary - 38.00 MB | version: 2.6.18 https://www.fosshub.com/Avidemux.html

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:17 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2017):

I just tried with the Wire messaging appimage available here - https://wire.com/en/download/

Also no go.

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2017): I just tried with the Wire messaging appimage available here - https://wire.com/en/download/ Also no go.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:20 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2017):

Is the problem is with firejail or appimage?

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2017): Is the problem is with firejail or appimage?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:21 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2017):

Somehow my last message on github got lost! I've tried avidmux from your link. Downloaded the file, and started it with the following command:

$ firejail --appimage avidemux_2.6.15.appImage

Are you forgetting to add --appimage?

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2017): Somehow my last message on github got lost! I've tried avidmux from your link. Downloaded the file, and started it with the following command: ````` $ firejail --appimage avidemux_2.6.15.appImage ````` Are you forgetting to add --appimage?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:23 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2017):

Found my lost message, it went on a different thread!

You are doing something wrong there. I downloaded avidemux appimage you linked to, and run it directly:

$ cd Downloads
$ ls avi*
avidemux_2.6.15.appImage
$ firejail --appimage avidemux_2.6.15.appImage
Reading profile /etc/firejail/default.profile
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.local
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc
Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-passwdmgr.inc

** Note: you can use --noprofile to disable default.profile **

Parent pid 8475, child pid 8478
Dropping all Linux capabilities and enforcing default seccomp filter
Child process initialized
Directory /home/netblue/.avidemux6/ exists.Good.
Using /home/netblue/.avidemux6/ as base directory for prefs, jobs, etc.
[isPortableMode] 13:33:40-650 Portable mode
[ADM_initBaseDir] 13:33:40-650 Portable mode
[ADM_initBaseDir] 13:33:40-650 Relative to install plugin mode : </run/firejail/appimage/.appimage-8475/usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/>

Avidemux v2.6.15 (0) .

...

It works just fine. Probably you forgot to put --appimage on firejail command line? Run appimages as they come, just extract them from the zip file if they are a zip file.

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2017): Found my lost message, it went on a different thread! You are doing something wrong there. I downloaded avidemux appimage you linked to, and run it directly: $ cd Downloads $ ls avi* avidemux_2.6.15.appImage $ firejail --appimage avidemux_2.6.15.appImage Reading profile /etc/firejail/default.profile Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-common.local Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-programs.inc Reading profile /etc/firejail/disable-passwdmgr.inc ** Note: you can use --noprofile to disable default.profile ** Parent pid 8475, child pid 8478 Dropping all Linux capabilities and enforcing default seccomp filter Child process initialized Directory /home/netblue/.avidemux6/ exists.Good. Using /home/netblue/.avidemux6/ as base directory for prefs, jobs, etc. [isPortableMode] 13:33:40-650 Portable mode [ADM_initBaseDir] 13:33:40-650 Portable mode [ADM_initBaseDir] 13:33:40-650 Relative to install plugin mode : </run/firejail/appimage/.appimage-8475/usr/lib/ADM_plugins6/> ************************* Avidemux v2.6.15 (0) . ************************* ... It works just fine. Probably you forgot to put --appimage on firejail command line? Run appimages as they come, just extract them from the zip file if they are a zip file.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:24 -06:00

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@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2017):

Yes, user error. Thanks!

@Gridlocked commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2017): Yes, user error. Thanks!

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:35:25 -06:00

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@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2017):

No problem!

@netblue30 commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2017): No problem!

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