Install 11.7 not working on Linux Mint 18.3

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Paul_T

Hello,
FreeFileSync Setup
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 1. Install for all users:    YES (requires root password)
 2. Installation directory:   /opt/FreeFileSync
 3. Create desktop shortcuts: NO
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Press a number [1-3] to change settings,
ENTER to begin installation:

-> Removing old installation: /opt/FreeFileSync
-> Installing to: /opt/FreeFileSync
-> New console command: freefilesync
-> Registering file extensions: *.ffs_gui, *.ffs_batch, *.ffs_real
/tmp/FreeFileSync_11.7_LFOHFD/install.sh: line 362: kbuildsycoca5: command not found

All done!
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paul@paul-inspiron ~/Downloads $ freefilesync
WARNING: using XIM input method is unsupported and may result in problems with input handling and flickering. Consider unsetting GTK_IM_MODULE or setting to "ibus".
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
  what():  ffs_paths.cpp[114] Cannot get process information.

ENOENT: No such file or directory [getlogin]
Error starting "/opt/FreeFileSync/Bin/FreeFileSync_x86_64".
Killed by signal  6
paul@paul-inspiron ~/Downloads $ uname -a
Linux paul-inspiron 4.15.0-136-generic #140~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 3 18:51:03 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
paul@paul-inspiron ~/Downloads $ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="18.3 (Sylvia)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 18.3"
VERSION_ID="18.3"
HOME_URL="http://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://forums.linuxmint.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/"
VERSION_CODENAME=sylvia
UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial
I'm rolled back to 11.6. It works fine with one warning only:
paul@paul-inspiron ~/Downloads $ freefilesync
WARNING: using XIM input method is unsupported and may result in problems with input handling and flickering. Consider unsetting GTK_IM_MODULE or setting to "ibus".
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Zenju

kbuildsycoca5: command not found
Strange: There's the /usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus directory on your system, but you don't have kbuildsycoca5 available. Perhaps FFS should check for "/usr/bin/kbuildsycoca5" instead.

using XIM input method is unsupported and may result in problems with input handling and flickering.
Consider unsetting GTK_IM_MODULE or setting to "ibus
Are you using XIM? This warning is coming from wxWidgets:
https://www.wxwidgets.org/docs/faq/gtk/#why-entering-accented-letters-or-other-non-ascii-characters-doesnt-work

Cannot get process information. ENOENT: No such file or directory [getlogin]
Works in my LMDE3 Mint test system, so it doesn't seem to be a general issue. But FreeFileSync should probably not use getlogin() and check USER, SUDO_USER, and LOGNAME environment variables instead, just like the installer does.
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Zenju

I've just updated the official FFS 11.7 release. Let me know if this fixes all the issues for you.
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stp

Hello,
I can confirm that I had the same issues in Xubuntu 20.04. But now, the new version has fixed the problem.
Thanks.
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Paul_T

I've just updated the official FFS 11.7 release. Let me know if this fixes all the issues for you. Zenju, 02 Mar 2021, 19:13
Sorry for late answer.
I've checked updated FFS 11.7 installation. All works fine. Thanks!
XIM warning is not actual for me. I think, wxWidgets used by some installed software, but I'm not a Linux guru to waste time to search this problem. :)
Finally I've updated to FFS 11.8 without any warnings!