Fix ubuntu debs (#320)

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ jobs:
             
             - **macOS**: On first launch, you may see "cannot verify developer". Go to System Preferences → Security & Privacy to allow the app to run
             - **Windows**: SmartScreen may block the app. Click "More info" → "Run anyway" to proceed
-            - **Linux**: AppImage requires executable permission: `chmod +x ClawX-*.AppImage`
+            - **Linux AppImage**: First run `chmod +x ClawX-*.AppImage` to add execute permission. On Ubuntu 22.04 you may also need `sudo apt install libfuse2`; on Ubuntu 24.04 use `sudo apt install libfuse2t64`
+            - **Linux .deb (Ubuntu 24.04)**: If installation fails due to missing dependencies, use `sudo apt install libgtk-3-0t64 libnotify4t64 libxss1t64` before installing
             
             ---
             

electron-builder.yml

@@ -167,19 +167,22 @@ linux:
       Comment: AI Assistant powered by OpenClaw
       Categories: Utility;Network;
       Keywords: ai;assistant;automation;chat;
+      StartupWMClass: clawx
 
 appImage:
   license: LICENSE
 
 deb:
   depends:
-    - libgtk-3-0
+    # Use OR syntax to support both Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04 (t64 transition).
-    - libnotify4
+    # Ubuntu 24.04 renamed many libraries with a t64 suffix (64-bit time_t ABI transition).
+    - libgtk-3-0 | libgtk-3-0t64
+    - libnotify4 | libnotify4t64
     - libnss3
-    - libxss1
+    - libxss1 | libxss1t64
-    - libxtst6
+    - libxtst6 | libxtst6t64
     - xdg-utils
-    - libatspi2.0-0
+    - libatspi2.0-0 | libatspi2.0-0t64
     - libuuid1
   afterInstall: scripts/linux/after-install.sh
   afterRemove: scripts/linux/after-remove.sh

electron/main/index.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ import { ensureBuiltinSkillsInstalled } from '../utils/skill-config';
 // set `"disable-hardware-acceleration": false` in the app config (future).
 app.disableHardwareAcceleration();
 
+// On Linux, set CHROME_DESKTOP so Chromium can find the correct .desktop file.
+// On Wayland this maps the running window to clawx.desktop (→ icon + app grouping);
+// on X11 it supplements the StartupWMClass matching.
+// Must be called before app.whenReady() / before any window is created.
+if (process.platform === 'linux') {
+  app.setDesktopName('clawx.desktop');
+}
+
 // Prevent multiple instances of the app from running simultaneously.
 // Without this, two instances each spawn their own gateway process on the
 // same port, then each treats the other's gateway as "orphaned" and kills

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "clawx",
-    "version": "0.1.22",
+    "version": "0.1.23-alpha.1",
     "pnpm": {
         "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
             "@whiskeysockets/baileys",

scripts/installer.nsh

@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 !endif
 
 !macro customCheckAppRunning
+  ; Pre-emptively remove old shortcuts to prevent the Windows "Missing Shortcut"
+  ; dialog during upgrades.  The built-in NSIS uninstaller deletes ClawX.exe
+  ; *before* removing shortcuts; Windows Shell link tracking can detect the
+  ; broken target in that brief window and pop a resolver dialog.
+  ; Delete is a silent no-op when the file doesn't exist (safe for fresh installs).
+  Delete "$DESKTOP\${PRODUCT_NAME}.lnk"
+  Delete "$SMPROGRAMS\${PRODUCT_NAME}.lnk"
+
   ${nsProcess::FindProcess} "${APP_EXECUTABLE_FILENAME}" $R0
 
   ${if} $R0 == 0
@@ -73,7 +81,15 @@
 
   ; Add resources\cli to the current user's PATH for openclaw CLI.
   ; Read current PATH, skip if already present, append otherwise.
+  ;
+  ; ReadRegStr silently returns "" when the value exceeds the NSIS string
+  ; buffer (8192 chars for the electron-builder large-strings build).
+  ; Without an error-flag check we would overwrite the entire user PATH with
+  ; only our CLI directory, destroying every other PATH entry.
+  ClearErrors
   ReadRegStr $0 HKCU "Environment" "Path"
+  IfErrors _ci_readFailed
+
   StrCmp $0 "" _ci_setNew
 
   ; Check if our CLI dir is already in PATH
@@ -94,6 +110,12 @@
     WriteRegExpandStr HKCU "Environment" "Path" $0
     ; Broadcast WM_SETTINGCHANGE so running Explorer/terminals pick up the change
     SendMessage ${HWND_BROADCAST} ${WM_SETTINGCHANGE} 0 "STR:Environment" /TIMEOUT=500
+    Goto _ci_done
+
+  _ci_readFailed:
+    ; PATH value could not be read (likely exceeds NSIS buffer).
+    ; Skip modification to avoid destroying existing entries.
+    DetailPrint "Warning: Could not read user PATH (may exceed 8192 chars). Skipping PATH update."
 
   _ci_done:
 !macroend
@@ -137,7 +159,9 @@ FunctionEnd
 
 !macro customUnInstall
   ; Remove resources\cli from user PATH
+  ClearErrors
   ReadRegStr $0 HKCU "Environment" "Path"
+  IfErrors _cu_pathDone
   StrCmp $0 "" _cu_pathDone
 
   ; Remove our entry (with leading or trailing semicolons)
@@ -145,8 +169,17 @@ FunctionEnd
   Push "$INSTDIR\resources\cli"
   Call un._cu_RemoveFromPath
   Pop $0
+
+  ; If PATH is now empty, delete the registry value instead of writing ""
+  StrCmp $0 "" _cu_deletePath
   WriteRegExpandStr HKCU "Environment" "Path" $0
-  SendMessage ${HWND_BROADCAST} ${WM_SETTINGCHANGE} 0 "STR:Environment" /TIMEOUT=500
+  Goto _cu_pathBroadcast
+
+  _cu_deletePath:
+    DeleteRegValue HKCU "Environment" "Path"
+
+  _cu_pathBroadcast:
+    SendMessage ${HWND_BROADCAST} ${WM_SETTINGCHANGE} 0 "STR:Environment" /TIMEOUT=500
 
   _cu_pathDone:
 

scripts/linux/after-install.sh

@@ -26,4 +26,37 @@ if [ -f "$OPENCLAW_WRAPPER" ]; then
     ln -sf "$OPENCLAW_WRAPPER" /usr/local/bin/openclaw 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
+# Set chrome-sandbox permissions.
+# On systems without working user namespaces, the SUID bit is required.
+# On Ubuntu 24.04+, user namespaces are available but blocked by AppArmor;
+# we rely on the AppArmor profile below instead, so 0755 is correct there.
+if ! { [[ -L /proc/self/ns/user ]] && unshare --user true; }; then
+    # No user namespace support — fall back to SUID sandbox
+    chmod 4755 '/opt/ClawX/chrome-sandbox' || true
+else
+    chmod 0755 '/opt/ClawX/chrome-sandbox' || true
+fi
+
+# Install AppArmor profile (Ubuntu 24.04+).
+# Ubuntu 24.04 enables kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns=1 by default,
+# which blocks Electron's sandbox. The bundled AppArmor profile grants the 'userns'
+# permission so the app can create user namespaces without disabling the global policy.
+#
+# We first check if AppArmor is enabled and if the running version supports abi/4.0
+# (Ubuntu 22.04 does not; it runs fine without the profile, so we skip it there).
+if apparmor_status --enabled > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    APPARMOR_PROFILE_SOURCE='/opt/ClawX/resources/apparmor-profile'
+    APPARMOR_PROFILE_TARGET='/etc/apparmor.d/clawx'
+    if apparmor_parser --skip-kernel-load --debug "$APPARMOR_PROFILE_SOURCE" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        cp -f "$APPARMOR_PROFILE_SOURCE" "$APPARMOR_PROFILE_TARGET"
+
+        # Skip live-loading in a chroot environment (e.g. image-building pipelines).
+        if ! { [ -x '/usr/bin/ischroot' ] && /usr/bin/ischroot; } && hash apparmor_parser 2>/dev/null; then
+            apparmor_parser --replace --write-cache --skip-read-cache "$APPARMOR_PROFILE_TARGET"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "Skipping AppArmor profile installation: this version of AppArmor does not support the bundled profile"
+    fi
+fi
+
 echo "ClawX has been installed successfully."

scripts/linux/after-remove.sh

@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@ if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache &> /dev/null; then
     gtk-update-icon-cache -q /usr/share/icons/hicolor || true
 fi
 
+# Remove AppArmor profile
+APPARMOR_PROFILE_TARGET='/etc/apparmor.d/clawx'
+if [ -f "$APPARMOR_PROFILE_TARGET" ]; then
+    rm -f "$APPARMOR_PROFILE_TARGET"
+fi
+
 echo "ClawX has been removed."