Amazon Q AppImage errors: undefined symbols and file watcher failures

[evgenijkostin]

Describe the bug

When launching Amazon Q AppImage on Ubuntu Linux 24.04, multiple errors appear:

1. GVFS module errors:
   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gvfs/libgvfscommon.so: undefined symbol: g_task_set_static_name
   Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so

2. File watcher errors:
   ERROR fig_desktop::file_watcher: 74: failed to watch midway dir err=No such file or directory (os error 2) about ["/home/DN120776KEM1/.midway"]

3. Authentication errors:
   ERROR fig_desktop::protocol::spec: 123: Failed to load auth err=unknown variant Pkce, expected DeviceCode or PKCE at line 1 column 636

These errors appear consistently on startup, although the application seems to function afterward.

Regression Issue

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Expected Behavior

Amazon Q AppImage should start without these errors and properly load all required modules and dependencies.

Current Behavior

Multiple errors related to GVFS modules, file watching, and authentication appear during startup. The application starts but with
these error messages in the console.

Reproduction Steps

1. Install Amazon Q AppImage without root privileges:

bash
mkdir -p ~/Install/amazon-q
cd ~/Install/amazon-q
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://desktop-release.q.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/latest/amazon-q.appimage -o amazon-q.appimage
chmod +x amazon-q.appimage

2. Launch the AppImage:
   bash
   ./amazon-q.appimage

3. Observe the errors in the console output

Possible Solution

The GVFS errors suggest missing or incompatible libraries. Installing libfuse2 might help:
bash
sudo apt-get install libfuse2

Additional Information/Context

• Operating System: Ubuntu Linux 24.04
• Installation method: Non-root user installation using AppImage
• Update method: Using a custom script to fetch the latest version

In our organization, I don't have root privileges and need to request administrator assistance for any sudo commands. To minimize
these requests, I only asked once for the installation of libfuse2 (sudo apt-get install libfuse2), and then set up a non-root
installation method for Amazon Q using AppImage. This allows me to update the application independently without requiring
administrator intervention for each update.

Despite these errors, the application generally works, but these messages appear consistently on every launch.

The errors about undefined symbols suggest a potential mismatch between the GVFS libraries bundled with the AppImage and those on
the system. The midway directory error might be related to AWS authentication mechanisms.

CLI version used

Amazon Q AppImage (latest version)

Environment details (OS name and version, etc.)

Ubuntu Linux 24.04 Non-root user in corporate environment Using AppImage installation method

[RyanFitzSimmonsAK]

Hi @evgenijkostin, thanks for reaching out. This repository only supports the AWS CLI, you should try cutting issues about Amazon Q using AppImage to https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli. Closing this issue.

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