Doesn't run on Ubuntu 24.04

[abhimanyupallavisudhir]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Download and unzip the latest .zip for Linux: https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases/tag/v0.13.2
2. Run sudo activitywatch/aw-qt

For context I am on the Regolith Desktop environment, idk if this makes a difference.

Output: see https://gist.github.com/abhimanyupallavisudhir/b5c133544639ea780c863026cabba844

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[HenryHolloway]

Hi, I ran into (I believe) the same issue and thought I'd come back here to report what I've found. ActivityWatch does, technically, work on Ubuntu 24.04, but since Ubuntu defaults to Wayland (As it should. X11 is dead.) you'd normally have to run with XWayland for apps that haven't been updated to run natively on wayland. You can run with XWayland quite easily, just run export GDK_BACKEND=x11 before ./aw-qt, but your activity will not be properly tracked. This is a known issue, in their FAQ.

They suggest switching to X11 (not a solution in my mind) or using an alternative window watcher. The aw-watcher-wayland does not work on GNOME/Mutter, so you could try switching to sway and using that, or you could do what I did at this point and simply give up.

[xdubx]

hello. After some struggle i get the appimage to work. after installing fuse and an missing qt package.

[FurquanAnwer]

Can anyone guide me how to use it on Ubuntu 24.04.01? I am struggling to make it run. @abhimanyupallavisudhir @xdubx plz

[0xbrayo]

Can anyone guide me how to use it on Ubuntu 24.04.01? I am struggling to make it run. @abhimanyupallavisudhir @xdubx plz

Hi if aw-qt does not work for you, consider setting up a systemd watcher to run aw-server from aw-server-rust folder. The default watchers will not work if you are running wayland. You will need to download awatcher from the releases and setup a systemd service to run that too. If aw-qt is working just follow the instructions in awatcher repo to set it up.

You can use chatgpt on guides on how to setup systemd services. Or try this blog post