AppImageLauncher daemon crashes if there is no `$HOME/Applications` directory

[archont00]

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Describe the bug

The same behaviour as described here: https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues/304

The daemon crashes repeatedly.

Expected behavior

The app does not crash.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Get AppImageLauncher installed and running.
2. rm -rf $HOME/Applications (if any)
3. Logout and log in to your desktop session.
4. Watch journal for error messages.

Screenshots

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Distribution and desktop environment

Kubuntu 22.04. Fresh install.

Installed AppImageLauncher version

# apt search appimagelauncher
appimagelauncher/jammy,now 202204211752-stable-0f91801~ubuntu22.04.1 amd64

List of AppImages you tried

Not related to AppImages.

Anyway, I put all my AppImages to /Applications only.

ls /Applications -w 1
cryptomator-1.6.10-x86_64.AppImage
Darktable.AppImage
digiKam-7.7.0-x86-64.appimage
Obsidian-0.14.15.AppImage

Additional context

# journalctl --since '2 minutes ago' | grep -i 'appimage'
čec 10 10:03:05 l5480 appimagelauncherd[15235]: Searching directory: /home/users/ldap_user_name
čec 10 10:03:05 l5480 appimagelauncherd[15235]: Watching directories: /Applications /home/users/ldap_user_name
čec 10 10:03:35 l5480 kernel: traps: appimagelaunche[15235] general protection fault ip:7f59891e1584 sp:7ffd97294a28 error:0 in libstdc++.so.6.0.30[7f59891b5000+111000]
čec 10 10:03:36 l5480 systemd[1205]: appimagelauncherd.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=11/SEGV
čec 10 10:03:36 l5480 systemd[1205]: appimagelauncherd.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'.
čec 10 10:03:46 l5480 systemd[1205]: appimagelauncherd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 276.
čec 10 10:03:46 l5480 systemd[1205]: Stopped AppImageLauncher daemon.

Once I had create $HOME/Applications, the app stops crashing.

[orlfman]

same issue here. just started out of the blue. spamming journalctl like crazy with core dumps. i ended up just removing appimagelauncher as my solution.

running manjaro with version 2.2.0-9 of appimagelauncher.

[Chr1s70ph]

same issue here. just started out of the blue. spamming journalctl like crazy with core dumps. i ended up just removing appimagelauncher as my solution.

running manjaro with version 2.2.0-9 of appimagelauncher.

Same for me, manjaro with version 2.2.0-9 of appimagelauncher. My system just hung itself, and was completely unusable. Nothing ever lagged my system just like this.