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Victron Connect 6.02 AppImage for Linux not starting

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 (Yes, I know that version is getting a little long in the tooth but it's what I have and I have yet to find anything that doesn't run properly on it.)

I just downloaded the Victron Connect AppImage 6.02 for Linux. When I try to start it I get the following error message:

bash: .: ./VictronConnect-x86_64-v6.02.AppImage: cannot execute binary file

There is no other information as to what the problem is or why the binary won't run. This is reminiscent of earlier issues with the beta (discussed here) which apparently haven't been quite fixed yet.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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frankvw answered ·

PS: From what I read this issue started with version 6. Are older versions of Victron Connect still available somewhere?


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kevgermany answered ·

@frankvw

Moving this to modifications as it's a Linux question.

But... Have you granted execute permission with chmod?

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frankvw answered ·

Sorry, I wasn't aware that using Linux on my laptop was considered a modification in terms of Victron kit. :-) But yes, 'chmod 755' is the first thing I do with an appImage.

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frankvw answered ·

Update: it has created the desktop file. But that's as far as it gets. No GUI and no messages indicating what the problem is.


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jenus answered ·

The application also won't start for me. The log file with the error is attached.
Victron Connect v6.03
Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon; kernel 5.15.0-97-generic

VictronConnect.log


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Thiemo van Engelen (Victron Energy staff) answered ·

Hi,

Have you also look at the list of libraries in the forum post that you reference/linked and checked whether they are all installed on your system, especially libxcb-cursor0?

Kind regards,

Thiemo van Engelen

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Thank you, installing libxcb-cursor0 solved this for me.

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userstall answered ·

Yes its okay, newer versions are horrible, but the

VictronConnect-x86_64-v5.103.AppImage

here is the download Link:

https://www.victronenergy.de/upload/software/VictronConnect-x86_64-v5.103.AppImage

will function very well

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