ANSWERED How to run Eddie on Linux?

[SubtleArrogance 0]

I've been using AirVPN for awhile on Windows and today I'd like to start using it on Linux.  I'm not completely new to Linux, but I must be doing something wrong because I can't figure this out.

 

I'm using Ubuntu 17.10 on an x86_64 machine.

 

I've installed the Eddie .deb package.

 

I see I now have a /usr/bin/airvpn executable.  I tried to launch it from the command-line, and it pops up an error about not being able to copy my .Xauthorization file and failing to run as root.

 

So I tried sudo airvpn and I get a very long stack trace basically telling me I don't have a config file in ~/.airvpn/AirVPN.xml and then letting me know it didn't have permission to use my x DISPLAY.

 

So my questions are:

1. Am I supposed to run airvpn with sudo?

2. Am I supposed to create a config file before running airvpn?

3. Do I need to do something to allow airvpn to access my display?

 

Sorry if these are stupid questions, and if there's a link that I've missed to a page that explains this I'd be grateful if you'd point me in the right direction.  Thanks in advance.

[SubtleArrogance 0]

Found my own answer googling for the specific error message "Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file" which is not specific to AirVPN.  All I had to do was create the .Xauthority file and it would proceed:

 

touch ~/.Xauthority

 

No, I didn't need to use sudo.

[SubtleArrogance 0]

Apparently that's not all I needed.  I get the chance to enter a root password but then Eddie dies with another error about the DISPLAY variable.

 

Is there a simple for dummies guide to running Eddie on Linux somewhere?  It looks like I need to set up configuration somehow and enable X access to my display somehow.

[SubtleArrogance 0]

This seems to be the error that is happening (it's embedded in a long stack trace when I run airvpn from a terminal):

 

[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)
 

Also further up above that there's a line about no protocol specified that makes me think I need to set up a configuration for Eddie somehow (where can I read about how to do this?)

 

No protocol specified
 

[LZ1 672]

Hello!

 

That should be because you picked Ubuntu 17, which has Wayland as the default display server and Eddie can't handle that yet. We had a fair few Arch Linux users run into this repeatedly .

 

[staff fix for Ubuntu 17.10] (Eddie 3 is when it's due to be fixed)

 

It might be fixed sometime in the future. But as has been said before, it's not a priority, since it affects such a small amount of people. So it wouldn't be surprising if it hasn't been addressed yet.

 

As for your questions:

 

1. Am I supposed to run airvpn with sudo? (You're not supposed to do anything, but there should be a password prompt when Eddie is started)

2. Am I supposed to create a config file before running airvpn? (No, not for desktops, if you're using Eddie. For mobile yes, because then you need to import settings into a separate program)

3. Do I need to do something to allow airvpn to access my display? (It should be a straightforward install. In the case of Wayland, you may need to disable/change it)

 

There's also other ways around it.

 

I hope that helps a little.

 

Otherwise I commend your efforts and I likewise think it's brilliant that you're documenting your own progress and setbacks. Keep it up!

[SubtleArrogance 0]

Thanks very much for the information!  I may consider downgrading to a version of ubuntu that works better.

[LZ1 672]

Thanks very much for the information!  I may consider downgrading to a version of ubuntu that works better.

My bad. You don't need to downgrade; you can simply change to Xorg, instead of using Wayland. There's nothing wrong with the system as such .