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  1. Jalview
  2. JAL-3620

autoupdater-blocked when jalview is run as user

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Open
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: 2.12.0
    • Component/s: getdown, install4j, jvdesktop
    • Labels:
      None
    • Environment:
      slackware linux

      Description

      More of a moan than a bug, as I just have to change installation place. Still it goes against unix-way of installing software.

      After installing the new jalview 2.11 system-wide in /opt (done as superuser) the program hangs when opened by a user due to its auto-updating kicking in (for which it would not have permissions because jalview won't have root-permissions required). The auto-updater breaks work-flow and forces that jalview can only be installed per user basis. A comparable auto-updating system caused me to keep Fiji-ImageJ somewhere else where it won't give this same hassle.

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          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JAL-4104 Application ownership

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open
          related with

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. JAL-3845 Add error message when launched directly from Jalview Installer DMG volume

          • Critical - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Open

          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. JAL-3631 Allow jalview auto-updates to download to and work from separate user-space directory

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Open

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. JAL-4057 Update installer and instructions to support installation in multi-user context

          • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run.
          • Open

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              Assignee:
              soares Ben Soares
              Reporter:
              rob.van-nues@ed.ac.uk rob van nues
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