Crash on Startup due to electron version (Harfbuzz version)

[JorisM]

Prerequisites

When I try to run Manta on Fedora 31, it crashes on startup with the following error:

(manta:40935): Pango-ERROR **: 09:48:13.186: Harfbuzz version too old (1.4.2)

Expected Behavior

the application should start

Current Behavior

it crashes

Possible Solution

according to this issue electron/electron#20348 (comment) an upgrade of electron is required to fix this.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. download fedora 31 image
2. download AppImage on github releases page
3. chmod +x ./Manta-1.1.4-x86_64.AppImage
4. ./Manta-1.1.4-x86_64.AppImage

Context

Your Environment

• Version used: 1.1.4
• Operating System and version: Fedora 31

[SWW13]

yarn upgrade electron

fixes the issue

[ostenning]

Also ran into this

[m0ngr31]

Same issue here.

[nknganda]

Same issue on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Version used: 1.1.4

[kevinmukuna]

@nknganda did you manage to get around this?