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Fix CI/CD runtime checks failing on Ubuntu 24.04 #1095

Fix CI/CD runtime checks failing on Ubuntu 24.04

Fix CI/CD runtime checks failing on Ubuntu 24.04 #1095

name: checks.desktop-runtime-errors
# Verifies desktop builds for Electron applications across multiple OS platforms (macOS ,Ubuntu, and Windows).
on:
push:
pull_request:
jobs:
run-check:
strategy:
matrix:
os:
- macos-latest # Apple silicon (ARM64)
- macos-13 # Intel-based (x86-64)
- ubuntu-latest
- windows-latest
fail-fast: false # Allows to see results from other combinations
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
steps:
-
name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
name: Setup node
uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
-
name: Install dependencies
uses: ./.github/actions/npm-install-dependencies
-
name: Install ImageMagick # For screenshots
uses: ./.github/actions/install-imagemagick
-
name: Configure Ubuntu
if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
shell: bash
run: |-
sudo apt update
# Configure AppImage dependencies
sudo apt install -y libfuse2
# Configure DBUS (fixes `Failed to connect to the bus: Could not parse server address: Unknown address type`)
if ! command -v 'dbus-launch' &> /dev/null; then
echo 'DBUS does not exist, installing...'
sudo apt install -y dbus-x11 # Gives both dbus and dbus-launch utility
fi
sudo systemctl start dbus
DBUS_LAUNCH_OUTPUT=$(dbus-launch)
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "${DBUS_LAUNCH_OUTPUT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
else
echo 'Error: dbus-launch command did not execute successfully. Exiting.' >&2
echo "${DBUS_LAUNCH_OUTPUT}" >&2
exit 1
fi
# Configure fake (virtual) display
sudo apt install -y xvfb
sudo Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1024x768x24 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
echo "DISPLAY=:99" >> $GITHUB_ENV
# Install xdotool and xprop (from x11-utils) for window title capturing
sudo apt install -y xdotool x11-utils
# Workaround for Electron apps failing to initialize on Ubuntu 24.04 due to AppArmor restrictions
# Disables unprivileged user namespaces restriction to allow Electron apps to run
# Reference: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/42510
sudo sysctl -w kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=0
# Update mesa drivers
# Mesa drivers aren't fixed for Ubuntu 24.04
# https://askubuntu.com/questions/1516040/mesa-and-glx-errors-when-running-glxinfo-ubuntu-24-04/1517172#1517172
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kisak/kisak-mesa
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
-
name: Test
shell: bash
run: |-
export SCREENSHOT=true
npm run check:desktop
-
name: Upload screenshot
if: always() # Run even if previous step fails
uses: ./.github/actions/upload-artifact
with:
name: screenshot-${{ matrix.os }}
path: screenshot.png