[arch-general] Heads-Up: gtk3-1:3.24.27-3 breaks signal-desktop
Hi everyone, just a quick heads-up to anyone who is using signal-desktop: Apparently upgrading to gtk3-1:3.24.27-3 breaks its dependency on sqlcipher, causing signal-desktop to read its database unencrypted instead of through sqlcipher. This will fail, causing a "NOTADB" error message in a popup, asking the user to quit or overwrite the database. However, in some cases, the database seemingly still gets overwritten even if the user chooses not to. Therefore, be aware of this bug the next time you start signal-desktop after upgrading gtk3 if you do not want to loose your message history or store messages in plain text. Refer to the corresponding GitHub issues #4513 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/4513 and #5097 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/5097 as well as FS#69980 https://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=69980 in the Arch Linux bug tracker. In hope no one else looses their message history, LuKaRo
Hi,
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/4513 and #5097 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/5097 as well as FS#69980 https://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=69980 in the Arch Linux bug tracker.
In hope no one else looses their message history,
Thanks for the hint! I downgraded 3.24.27-3 to 3.24.27-2 and hope signal-desktop did not break anything as it wasn't restarted yet. Best Regards Bjoern
Hi,
Thanks for the hint! I downgraded 3.24.27-3 to 3.24.27-2 and hope signal-desktop did not break anything as it wasn't restarted yet.
Any ideas how to workaround this issue except not upgrading gtk3? Kind Regards Bjoern
Am 15.03.21 um 13:21 schrieb Bjoern Franke via arch-general:
Hi,
Thanks for the hint! I downgraded 3.24.27-3 to 3.24.27-2 and hope signal-desktop did not break anything as it wasn't restarted yet.
Any ideas how to workaround this issue except not upgrading gtk3?
Hi, Maybe install sqlcipher and try LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libsqlcipher.so Create a backup of your signal config and database first, though. -- Andy
Kind Regards Bjoern
Hi,
Maybe install sqlcipher and try LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libsqlcipher.so
Create a backup of your signal config and database first, though.
Thanks, I'll give it a try. Regards Bjoern
Hi,
Maybe install sqlcipher and try LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libsqlcipher.so
Create a backup of your signal config and database first, though.
This seems to work. Updated gtk3, logged out of MATE, logged in, started signal-desktop with LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libsqlcipher.so and no database issue appears. Regards Bjoern
On 3/15/21 3:15 PM, Bjoern Franke via arch-general wrote:
Hi,
Maybe install sqlcipher and try LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libsqlcipher.so
Create a backup of your signal config and database first, though.
This seems to work. Updated gtk3, logged out of MATE, logged in, started signal-desktop with LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libsqlcipher.so and no database issue appears.
Regards Bjoern
Can't we add this to the signal package then?
Hi,
Can't we add this to the signal package then?
heftig reverted the change now, so there is no need. Regards Bjoern
On 3/15/21 6:37 PM, Bjoern Franke via arch-general wrote:
Hi,
Can't we add this to the signal package then?
heftig reverted the change now, so there is no need.
Regards Bjoern
So what is the current state of this? Can I safely upgrade my system? I havent upgraded it since some time, but I do not want to break my signal of course.
Hi Nico,
So what is the current state of this? Can I safely upgrade my system? I havent upgraded it since some time, but I do not want to break my signal of course.
It seems to be safe again. Kind Regards Bjoern
No problems here. Signal works flawlessly.
On 02.04.21 18:12 NicoHood via arch-general
On 3/15/21 6:37 PM, Bjoern Franke via arch-general wrote:
Hi,
Can't we add this to the signal package then?
heftig reverted the change now, so there is no need.
Regards Bjoern
So what is the current state of this? Can I safely upgrade my system? I havent upgraded it since some time, but I do not want to break my signal of course.
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