ANSWERED Upgraded to Fedora 23, cannot start client.

AllenV · 11/08/2015

The client worked correctly in Fedora 22 (with Beesu). Today I upgraded to Fedora 23 and now it will not start, nothing happens.

This is the AirVPN client 2.10-0.

Where is the client saved so I can try launching it directly from a terminal window? BTW, I am not a Linux guru at all.

Suggestions?

afilsdesigner · 11/09/2015

I'm having exactly the same issue. The client downloads and appears to install but simply will not run on Fedora 23. Manually enetering values into the Network Manager works OK as does starting from the command line.

hispeedzintarwebz · 11/15/2015

I ran into the same thing. When I ran it from the terminal (the command is simply "airvpn" it threw up an error about libgdiplus.so. I checked and libgdiplus was installed, so I installed another package called libgdiplus-devel and it started the client. Hope that helps.

alimary15 · 11/22/2015

Hi,

I am having the same issue, Airvpn app installed successfully using the gnome package installer , but it never launches when I click on the icon, also it threw this error when I [sudo airvpn]

WARNING: The runtime version supported by this application is unavailable.
Using default runtime: v4.0.30319

Unhandled Exception:
System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the type initializer for System.Drawing.GDIPlus ---> System.DllNotFoundException: libgdiplus.so
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Drawing.GDIPlus:GdiplusStartup (ulong&,System.Drawing.GdiplusStartupInput&,System.Drawing.GdiplusStartupOutput&)
  at System.Drawing.GDIPlus..cctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.Drawing.StringFormat..ctor (StringFormatFlags options, Int32 language) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at System.Drawing.StringFormat..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Drawing.StringFormat:.ctor ()
  at AirVPN.Gui.GuiUtils.Init () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at AirVPN.UI.Linux.Program.Main () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the type initializer for System.Drawing.GDIPlus ---> System.DllNotFoundException: libgdiplus.so
  at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Drawing.GDIPlus:GdiplusStartup (ulong&,System.Drawing.GdiplusStartupInput&,System.Drawing.GdiplusStartupOutput&)
  at System.Drawing.GDIPlus..cctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.Drawing.StringFormat..ctor (StringFormatFlags options, Int32 language) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at System.Drawing.StringFormat..ctor () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Drawing.StringFormat:.ctor ()
  at AirVPN.Gui.GuiUtils.Init () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 
  at AirVPN.UI.Linux.Program.Main () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

d3lici0us · 11/23/2015

On 11/15/2015 at 4:39 AM, hispeedzintarwebz said:
I ran into the same thing. When I ran it from the terminal (the command is simply "airvpn" it threw up an error about libgdiplus.so. I checked and libgdiplus was installed, so I installed another package called libgdiplus-devel and it started the client. Hope that helps.

hispeedzintarwebz Solution helps me, thanks!

camelDriver · 12/03/2015

Thanks hispeedzintarwebz, I just upgraded to Fedora 23, your fix worked for me.

smacz · 12/28/2015

I've received the same error as @alimary15, and am unable to locate the problem.

When I installed the software, it went through the "Software" GUI, and it seems like there's a problem with mono(?) not being a usable version.

Also, attempting to launch it from the icon results in an error requesting that I use `gksudo` or `beesu`, when `pkexec` is available.

misam · 02/08/2016

Fedora23 here.

When I launch airvpn client I get prompted that this application cannot run because lacking of admin privileges (wording is different actually, but that is the message). Then I must run sudo airvpn from terminal.

In my opinion the RPM package is far worse than DEB. DEB was working great, very quick to log in and latency test. RPM takes ages to login (and sometimes returns a timeout error) and to check the best server.

This happened on either Fedora and openSUSE.

wiznet · 06/20/2016

I am having issues with airVPN client 2.10.3 not logging in on Fedora 23.

running from the icon with beesu results in connection timeout after attempting to log in.

running from the command line gives the followin verbose output:

[root@lemmy Downloads]# airvpn
WARNING: The runtime version supported by this application is unavailable.
Using default runtime: v4.0.30319
I 2016.06.20 18:49:49 - AirVPN client version: 2.10.3 / x64, System: Linux, Name: \SKernel \r on an \m (\l) / x64
. 2016.06.20 18:49:49 - Reading options from /root/.airvpn/AirVPN.xml
. 2016.06.20 18:49:49 - Profile options not found, using defaults.
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Data Path: /root/.airvpn
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - App Path: /usr/lib64/AirVPN
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Executable Path: /usr/lib64/AirVPN/AirVPN.exe
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Command line arguments (1): path="/root/.airvpn"
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Updating systems & servers data ...
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Operating System: Unix 4.5.6.200 - Linux lemmy.ghost.local 4.5.6-200.fc23.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jun 1 21:28:20 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - OpenVPN Driver - Found, /dev/net/tun
I 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - OpenVPN - Version: OpenVPN 2.3.11 (/usr/sbin/openvpn)
I 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - SSH - Version: OpenSSH_7.2p2, OpenSSL 1.0.2h-fips  3 May 2016 (/usr/bin/ssh)
I 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - SSL - Version: stunnel 5.06 (/usr/lib64/AirVPN/stunnel)
! 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Ready
. 2016.06.20 18:49:50 - Systems & servers data update completed
I 2016.06.20 18:50:08 - Checking login ...
F 2016.06.20 18:50:48 - Cannot login. (The request timed out)

My login details used are correct but the system will not log in. This was installed using the .rpm x64 available on the site.

vinniecash · 05/18/2017

im also having problems geting airvpn to run over fedora. installs fine, besso is asking for superuser password on launching of airvpn and then nothing.

On terminal launch this is the error message I get the following error.

I 2017.05.18 13:55:11 - Eddie client version: 2.12.4 / linux_x64, System: Linux, Name: \SKernel \r on an \m (\l), Mono/.Net Framework: v4.0.30319

. 2017.05.18 13:55:11 - Reading options from /root/.airvpn/AirVPN.xml

. 2017.05.18 13:55:11 - Profile options not found, using defaults.

No protocol specified

Unhandled Exception:

System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Windows.Forms.WindowsFormsSynchronizationContext' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Could not open display (X-Server required. Check your DISPLAY environment variable)

Parameter name: Display

at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11.SetDisplay (IntPtr display_handle) <0x411bef90 + 0x00d2b> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11..ctor () <0x411bccc0 + 0x001e7> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11.GetInstance () <0x411bca60 + 0x000a3> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI..cctor () <0x411bc6b0 + 0x00137> in <filename unknown>:0

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at System.Windows.Forms.Theme.get_MenuAccessKeysUnderlined () <0x411bc650 + 0x0000b> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.get_MenuAccessKeysUnderlined () <0x411bacf0 + 0x00017> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.Control..ctor () <0x411b9900 + 0x00253> in <filename unknown>:0

at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Windows.Forms.Control:.ctor ()

at System.Windows.Forms.WindowsFormsSynchronizationContext..cctor () <0x411bac00 + 0x00023> in <filename unknown>:0

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Object:__icall_wrapper_mono_generic_class_init (intptr)

at System.Windows.Forms.WindowsFormsSynchronizationContext.get_AutoInstall () <0x411babc0 + 0x0001f> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.Control..ctor () <0x411b9900 + 0x00053> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl..ctor () <0x411b9340 + 0x0000f> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl..ctor () <0x411b9180 + 0x00027> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.Form..ctor () <0x411b8860 + 0x000ef> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm..ctor (IWin32Window owner, System.String text, System.String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon, Boolean displayHelpButton) <0x411c05d0 + 0x0008b> in <filename unknown>:0

at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm..ctor (IWin32Window owner, System.String text, System.String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) <0x411c0570 + 0x00047> in <filename unknown>:0

at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox+MessageBoxForm:.ctor (System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window,string,string,System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons,System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon)

at System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show (System.String text, System.String caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) <0x411c0420 + 0x0004f> in <filename unknown>:0

at Eddie.UI.Linux.Program.Main () <0x410e4a40 + 0x002b7> in <filename unknown>:0

[ERROR] FATAL UNHANDLED EXCEPTION: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Windows.Forms.WindowsFormsSynchronizationContext' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'System.Windows.Forms.XplatUI' threw an exception. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Could not open display (X-Server required. Check your DISPLAY environment variable)