| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/bluemail.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | bluemail |
| Description: | BlueMail is a free, secure, universal email app, capable of managing an unlimited number of mail accounts |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.bluemail.me |
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| Licenses: | custom |
| Submitter: | alissonlauffer |
| Maintainer: | alissonlauffer |
| Last Packager: | alissonlauffer |
| Votes: | 25 |
| Popularity: | 0.044428 |
| First Submitted: | 2020-05-06 20:46 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-10-10 01:27 (UTC) |
thanks for maintaining.
I added --no-sandbox to the menu executable and it worked...
so in /usr/share/applications/bluemail.desktop I changed to Exec=bluemail --no-sandbox %U and that worked. Wasn't sure if adding --disable-gpu-sandbox alone in bluemail-flags.conf would work.
But changing the executable did.
I contacted their support asking about the Electron update, and they said they have forwarded the message to the product team. Now just wait until we get a response (or a new version updating Electron).
I use Wayland as well, and using Ozone prevented the app to crash but it exhibited many glitches, sometimes it would not even display (like a transparent or hidden window). Only --disable-gpu-sandbox worked for me. Yes, probably an issue with the old Electron. If they could update the version it would be great!
This is probably a problem with older versions of Electron on Xorg, as the app still uses an old version of Electron (v13.1.2 from my research). I couldn't reproduce the crash in Wayland while exporting the flags --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland.
We could ask them to update their Electron version, since Electron v13 has been EOLed 1 year ago.
Thanks for maintaining the package. For some reason, it stopped starting on my Intel + Nvidia device with the error:
FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(415)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.
and it only worked after I added --disable-gpu-sandbox to bluemail-flags.conf after I've read @alissonlauffer comment. Another app issue about a similar problem:
https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron/issues/3044
I just updated the package to follow Electron flags from ~/.config/bluemail-flags.conf, just like other Electron-based programs do.
I also wanted to move from the Snap package to .deb or .rpm (to make PKGBUILD simpler, since it wouldn't include Snap stuff and would include resized icons by default), but the .deb and .rpm packages seem to be a bit outdated: While the Snap package is at version 1.131.13, the .deb and .rpm packages are still at version 1.131.4 (version from 1 month ago).
Not wanting to use Thunderbird and after a failed attempt with Kmail and Mailstring, this one worked flawlessly. I am on Manjaro.
Somethink went wrong with the new version. It is slowly and no longer usable. I try to downgrade
Awesome dude, this is my favorite email client. I am so happy you made this aur so I don't have to use a snap.
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alissonlauffer commented on 2023-06-10 22:06 (UTC) (edited on 2023-06-10 22:09 (UTC) by alissonlauffer)
Well, I've just updated the package to use the latest version available in Snapcraft (1.136.30), and also hardcoded a workaround to the crash at startup in
bluemail.sh, until the Electron version is updated.But I have a warning: I personally don't recommend using this email client for now, because it uses a very old version of Electron (
v13.3.0) which was released almost 2 years ago, and the developers of the application don't seem to care about the large number of CVEs of these old versions of Electron (I emailed them 9 months ago requesting an Electron update).Also, because the version of Electron is old, there are many compatibility issues with newer libraries, such as even requiring the sandbox to be turned off (which is a very bad sign for security).