electrum 3.2.2 and 3.3.6 does NOT run

[martias4444]

I used to use electrum 3.2.2. with no problems on linux mint 18.3 x64xfce(sylvia)-live on laptop with pentium processor. I tried to run electrum 3.2.2 today and after making the electrum icon executable nothing happens I tried to click on it few times, nothing. Downloaded electrum 3.3.6 from electrum.org and after installing it same thing electrum fails to run so I cant even start inputting my seed. Any ideas.

[bL4nkcode]

Try to uninstall your old version of electrum first, make sure you have your backups(recovery phrase, private keys) of the wallet imported on electrum before doing, then install the latest version 3.3.6 on your device then try to import your recovery seed there.
Make sure you downloaded it from https://electrum.org/#download

[ABCbits]

Usually it's permission or dependency problem. If you're not sure if you have all dependency, install it with command

Code:

sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt5

If you build from source, install the dependency and install Electrum parameter --upgrade

Code:

sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools python3-pip
python3 -m pip install --user Electrum-3.3.6.tar.gz[fast] --upgrade

If you still can't run electrum, try to get error message by running electrum from terminal so we can diagnose the problem.

[martias4444]

tried many times, upgraded pip's, python to latest 3.3.8 ver., nothing,  still cant run it.

[martias4444]

sorry, i ment 3.6.8

[martias4444]

i was able to run imageapp but still get some invalids, so uncertain about using it for coins transactions:

mint mint # python3 -V
Python 3.6.3
mint mint # ./electrum-3.3.4-x86_64.AppImage
QStandardPaths: wrong ownership on runtime directory /run/user/999, 999 instead of 0
QApplication: invalid style override passed, ignoring it.


---and for 3.3.6 ver of appimage:

mint mint # ./electrum-3.3.6-x86_64.AppImage
/tmp/.mount_electrF8s0Lu/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Cryptodome/Util/number.py:227: DeprecationWarning: invalid escape sequence \
  """
QStandardPaths: wrong ownership on runtime directory /run/user/999, 999 instead of 0
QApplication: invalid style override passed, ignoring it.
mint mint #

[elda34b]

Looks like some QT error, maybe you have different QT path than expected.

Have you successfully opened your wallet then?

[bob123]

This message appears because you are running electrum as root.

Please don't run electrum as root. Don't run any GUI program as root. Ever.
 

Do you actually have a normal user (non-root) on your system? If not, create one. Then use this user to run electrum.

Use a regular user and the output will be gone. Additionally this doesn't mean you can't use it properly. Everything is fine with your appimage.

[martias4444]

 
that's great to hear there is nothing to worry, it was as root because I ran it on linux live form cd, installing, reinstalling, trying what's working or not. Hopefully this post helps others in the near future. Thank you for your help to all involved.