[dolphin] [Bug 501220] Dolphin - catch and present AppImage errors to the user

[TraceyC]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501220

TraceyC <kdedev at tlcnet.info> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Assignee|unassigned-bugs at kde.org     |dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Component|general                     |general
            Version|unspecified                 |24.12.2
             Status|REPORTED                    |CONFIRMED
            Product|kde                         |dolphin
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
            Summary|[reopen] Attempting to run  |Dolphin - catch and present
                   |an AppImage that needs a    |AppImage errors to the user
                   |--no-sandbox from UI just   |
                   |exits without helpful       |
                   |message                     |
                 CC|                            |kdedev at tlcnet.info,
                   |                            |kfm-devel at kde.org

--- Comment #1 from TraceyC <kdedev at tlcnet.info> ---
In an effort to think about the problem opening the AppImages you're having
issues with, I tested a few you listed on Solus, Plasma 6.3.2, and they all
open normally.

On Kubuntu, I can confirm that Balena Etcher, for example, produces an error
when run via cli, and fails silently when run via Dolphin


It's possible that Dolphin could have a handler for .AppImage files, maybe as a
plugin, that could catch errors and bubble them up to the user
The error would be up to the distro / user to handle, but having something
would be better than silent failure.

In the meantime, it's worth reporting this to Kubuntu as well, since there's a
difference in packaging that allows the same AppImages to run on Solus, but
fail on Kubuntu.

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