FreeFileSync not working on new install of KDE Neon Linux 22.04

Posts: 3 · Heronheart 15 Nov 2022, 22:41

Hello. I had FreeFileSync working on my old install of KDE Neon Linux 20.04. I just upgraded my version to 22.04 by doing a fresh install but keeping my old home partition. After reinstalling FreeFileSync I tried to start FreeFileSync but all I got was the icon breifly appearing in my task bar and then disappearing. No sign of FreeFileSync appearing in the system monitor. I tried restarting my system but the symptoms remain the same.

Posts: 306 · bgstack15 16 Nov 2022, 02:52

Did you keep /opt around? That's where the official release of FreeFileSync installs itself to. If you no longer have the old /opt available, just install FreeFileSync fresh.

Posts: 3 · Heronheart 16 Nov 2022, 03:23

Yep. Did a fresh install of FreeFileSync and still no joy. The FreeFileSync icon flashes on the task bar and then nothing.

Posts: 306 · bgstack15 16 Nov 2022, 16:38

Would you please run FreeFileSync from the command line? The best thing to run would be the contents of the Exec= line of the FreeFileSync.desktop file which is probably ~/.local/share/applications/FreeFileSync.desktop or similar. And just in case it isn't clear, ~ tilde means $HOME or probably /home/Heronheart/.
If that Exec= line is pointing to the wrong thing (e.g., a missing executable file), then try running FreeFileSync directly, which iirc is /opt/FreeFileSync/FreeFileSync.

Posts: 3 · Heronheart 18 Nov 2022, 18:28

OK. I ran FreeFileSync from the command line and got a prompt to install GTK 2. I did that and FreeFileSync seems to be working now. Thanks for the help! Just as a thought, have you considered distributing FreeFileSync as a FlatPack to avoid these issues?