The AppImage version freezes on Arch Linux, and the Flatpak package won't open at all.

[marcostux06]

I downloaded the package from GitHub, but neither version works; the Flatpak version doesn't do anything at all.

[papycopy]

sur cachyos l appimage freeze pareil, mais en flatpak ça passe

[netcraker01]

I hit a very similar problem on CachyOS (Arch-based). In my case the practical fix was to stop using AppImage/Flatpak and switch to the native AUR package instead.

What worked reliably for me:

• install nuclear-player-bin from AUR
• make sure the GStreamer codec packages are present:
  • gst-plugins-bad
  • gst-plugins-ugly
  • gst-libav

On my system the working package is:

• nuclear-player-bin 1.40.0-1

And it pulls/uses native dependencies like:

• webkit2gtk-4.1
• gtk3
• gst-plugins-base
• gst-plugins-good

So for Arch/CachyOS users, if:

• the AppImage freezes
• and the Flatpak does not even open

then the best workaround may simply be: use the native package instead of the sandboxed/distributed builds.

In my case that was the difference between “unusable” and “working normally”.

— netcraker

[nukeop]

This is an issue in Tauri, I bet the common thread between all your cases is Wayland. AUR should work and so should Flatpak. If Flatpak doesn't open, can you share the logs, or whatever is shown in the terminal?