i installed the itch.io launcher on my laptop,but it wont open, is there a solution to this?
Hi @xycron500!
Yes, there is one!
Open the “/home/your-id/.itch/app-26.1.9/” directory in a terminal (right-click) and successively enter these two lines to modify the permissions of the “chrome-sandbox” file it contains:
sudo chown root:root chrome-sandbox
sudo chmod 4755 chrome-sandbox
The problem occurs almost systematically with applications that use this technique.
Sandboxing can be deactivated by adding “–no-sandbox” (with two dashes) to the launcher command line, but this solution is better because it preserves the benefits of sandboxing.
Enjoy your app ! 
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Thank you for telling me that! 
With pleasure.
Let us know if it worked and if you’re happy with the result: I don’t know this app.
thanks, that run now.
I suppose that the workaround you’ve suggested should work because the app is installed into user’s home, because Standard Notes (for example) that is installed into /opt, is already this way (root:root and rwsr-xr-x) but if you don’t add --no-sandbox there’s no way to have it running.
May I say I don’t understand?
And more: every Linux user (???) is supposed to know what she/he is doing, when executing a binary, so where should be the need of all this security add-ons (sandbox, apparmor, etc) that make me feeling (sometimes) as if I were using MacOS or Windows, whose base philosophy is to consider every user as if she/he is a complete idiot?
And now, worst than everything, also Firefox has started with denying some file download (as Windows smart screen does): try, for example to download a deb from the internet … (is easy to deactivate it but it hurts me to be considered as a perfect idiot!)
Ciao Puffeta bella! 
I discovered this problem with Ubuntu 24.04 and the fact that Etcher’s AppImage no longer worked. Same thing with its tarball. And the terminal messages taught me how to repair without losing the benefit of sandboxing (well, I think).
On the technical side, you’re far more competent than I am, but I agree with your indignation in substance. I even thought it wasn’t bad that Zorin was still at Ubuntu 22.04…
And I suppose a lot of developers (starting with Etcher) have been overwhelmed by Ubuntu’s evolution.
Bonjour, mon oncle! 
I’ve taken a look to zorin, both standard and edu (pro skipped because I know 49 funnier ways to spend 50 euros!); just tested it with qemu so I can’t say anything about how it runs on older pcs (how much light is)
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Ciao, cara la mia nipotina! 
For the $49 price tag of the Pro version, I understand: even to support the developers, it’s a bit much for desktop layouts and free software that we have no use for.
As for Zorin’s lightness on older hardware, the hardware must not be too old to achieve a decent user experience.
With the Core version (GNOME), an i3 processor, 6 GB of RAM, and a hard drive like those made in the early 2010s are not enough. The Lite version (Xfce) would be better… or Ubuntu Budgie — I speak from experience on my neighbor’s laptop.