AppImage without icon on application launcher/menu

[tomoem]

Environment

Joplin version: 2.8.8 Platform: Linux OS specifics: Manjaro KDE

Steps to reproduce

1. Install Joplin AppImage with AppImageLauncher

Describe what you expected to happen

Shortcut to launch the app with icon on application launcher/menu

Workaround

Edit the .desktop file and change the line: Icon=appimagekit_8cb935bf36563d4a453941d2cd6ed778_joplin to: Icon=appimagekit_8cb935bf36563d4a453941d2cd6ed778_@joplinapp-desktop

Note: this doesn't happen with other AppImages on the same OS.

[roman-r-m]

This fixes the icon for me (also Manjaro KDE)

[btafoya]

Same issue with Kubuntu 22.045.

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[tomoem]

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Still not fixed.

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[btafoya]

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Any movement here? Thanks!

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[tomoem]

Issue still exists.

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[tomoem]

Tested with v2.9.12 (Pre-release), and issue remains unsolved.

[roman-r-m]

Looks like the issue is due to the package name being @joplin/app-deskop. Electron-builder appears to be using this for the icon name and creates files like /usr/share/icons/hicolor/1024x1024/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png

I was hoping that simply setting this in package.json would fix that:

    "linux": {
      "desktop": {
        "Icon": "@joplinapp-desktop",
      },

but alas, AppImageLauncher converts the above to

Icon=appimagekit_763f0085fa874c20be9277829b274af6__joplinapp-desktop

[roman-r-m]

Could be an issue with AppImageLauncher or one of its dependencies. Posted more details here: https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/issues/438#issuecomment-1306370196

[2shrestha22]

Same issue here with KDE on Arch.

[2shrestha22]

appimagelint gives flowing output about not finding icon.

./appimagelint-x86_64.AppImage ~/Applications/Joplin-2.8.8_4030a351986a6eaff99fecbe383e65aa.AppImage
appimagelint.cli[23969] [INFO] Checking AppImage /home/sangam/Applications/Joplin-2.8.8_4030a351986a6eaff99fecbe383e65aa.AppImage
appimagelint.cli[23969] [INFO] Running check "GNU libc ABI check"
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] detected required version for runtime: 2.3.3
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] detected required version for payload: 2.17
appimagelint.cache[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibc version data for debian
appimagelint.setup[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibc package versions from Debian sources API
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian oldstable (buster)
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian stable (bullseye)
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian testing (bookworm)
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian unstable (sid)
appimagelint.cache[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibc version data for ubuntu
appimagelint.setup[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibc package versions from Ubuntu FTP mirror
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu kinetic
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu jammy
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu focal
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu bionic
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu xenial
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu trusty
appimagelint.cache[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibc version data for centos
appimagelint.setup[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibc package versions from CentOS mirror
appimagelint.glibc_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on CentOS 7
appimagelint.cli[23969] [INFO] Running check "GNU libstdc++ ABI check"
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] detected required version for runtime: <none>
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] detected required version for payload: 3.4
appimagelint.cache[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibcxx version data for debian
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-d_4e2mp3.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-6m18runc.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-zxhpl8ef.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-j9zmev08.tmp/out/
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian oldstable (buster)
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian stable (bullseye)
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian testing (bookworm)
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Debian unstable (sid)
appimagelint.cache[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibcxx version data for ubuntu
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-31eduoro.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-89g0mp9w.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-3b3cb36i.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-eje1ic5n.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-98101iir.tmp/out/
appimagelint.gnu_lib_versions_symbols_finder[23969] [WARNING] no binaries found in /dev/shm/appimagelint-z9wup1rp.tmp/out/
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu kinetic
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu jammy
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu focal
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu bionic
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu xenial
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on Ubuntu trusty
appimagelint.cache[23969] [INFO] Fetching glibcxx version data for centos
appimagelint.setup[23969] [INFO] Fetching libstdc++ package versions from CentOS mirror
appimagelint.glibcxx_abi_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] AppImage can run on CentOS 7
appimagelint.cli[23969] [INFO] Running check "Icons validity and location check"
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [INFO] Extracting icon name from desktop file: /tmp/.mount_JoplinQLEwKN/@joplinapp-desktop.desktop
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [ERROR] Could not find suitable icon for desktop file's Icon= entry
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [INFO] [✖] Valid icon in AppDir root
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [INFO] Checking resolution of icon: /tmp/.mount_JoplinQLEwKN/.DirIcon
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] icon X resolution 1024 is unknown, icon will most likely not be used and just wastes space
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] icon Y resolution 1024 is unknown, icon will most likely not be used and just wastes space
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] Valid icon file in .DirIcon
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/1024x1024/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/128x128/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/144x144/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/16x16/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/24x24/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/256x256/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/32x32/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/48x48/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/512x512/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/72x72/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [WARNING] Icon found whose file name doesn't match the Icon= entry in desktop file: hicolor/96x96/apps/@joplinapp-desktop.png
appimagelint.icons_check[23969] [INFO] [✔] Other integration icons valid
appimagelint.cli[23969] [INFO] Running check "Desktop files existence and validity"
appimagelint.desktop_files[23969] [INFO] Checking desktop files in root directory
appimagelint.desktop_files[23969] [INFO] [✔] Exactly one desktop file in AppDir root
appimagelint.desktop_files[23969] [INFO] Checking desktop file /tmp/.mount_JoplinTEH064/@joplinapp-desktop.desktop with desktop-file-validate
appimagelint.desktop_files[23969] [INFO] [✔] All desktop files in AppDir are valid

[k-chapin]

I don't know if user tomoem experienced the same behavior that I did using Fedora 37 KDE spin after:

1. Install AppImageLauncher
2. Install Joplin via Joplin_install_and_update.sh
3. Launch Joplin
4. Allow AppImageLauncher to move the Joplin AppImage to its configured path (~/Applications) and perform the remaining installation as it sees fit

Result, two entries in the Application Launcher menu:

1. Joplin (no icon, created by the Joplin_install_and_update.sh script)
2. Joplin (2.9.17) (with icon, created by AppImageLauncher)

However, I didn't like the fact that AppImageLauncher moved the Joplin AppImage from the original path employed by the, IMHO excellent, install and update script (Joplin_install_and_update.sh). So, I used the AppImageLauncher method, "Remove AppImage from system", to clean up what AppImageLauncher did, then removed the various directories built by the script

rm -r ~/.joplin
rm -r ~/.config/joplin-desktop
rm -r ~/.config/Joplin
rm ~/.local/share/applications/appimagekit-joplin.desktop

At this point I consider the system to be "Joplin free" so I then used the script to install Joplin again. Result: Joplin entry in the Application Launcher but no icon.

I found the Joplin_install_and_update.sh script correctly placed the "joplin.png" file into ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/. Inspecting the ~/.local/share/applications/appimagekit-joplin.desktop file, I made the following changes:

# Icon=@joplinapp-desktop
Icon=joplin.png

After saving the file, the Application Launcher entry correctly displayed the icon for the Joplin entry.

I hope this helps?

[tomoem]

@k-chapin, I didn't use the script, just installed through AppImageLauncher.