Crash on Wayland: AppImage fails with DBus ServiceUnknown error

[EchoSingh]

Bug Report

OS: Garuda Linux (Arch-based)
Desktop: KDE Plasma (Wayland)
WakaTime version: v2.1.6
Install method: AppImage (wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage)

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Issue:
The app crashes immediately when launching the AppImage on Wayland with the following error:

thread '<unnamed>' panicked at x-win-rs/src/linux/api/wayland\_extension\_api.rs:206:6:
called `Result::unwrap()` on an `Err` value: MethodError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown", Some("The name is not activatable"), ...)

Expected behavior:
AppImage should launch the tray app or at least handle Wayland gracefully instead of crashing.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Download the latest AppImage
2. Mark executable: chmod +x wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage
3. Run via terminal
4. Crash occurs instantly on Wayland

Temporary workaround:
Switching session to X11 avoids the crash but still unstable.

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Request:

• Add proper error handling for missing DBus services
• Improve Wayland support or detect and warn users

[tahadnan]

Same, hope this gets fixed quickly.

[ArcaEge]

I've got the same issue too. Running it with Xwayland by adding env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY before the command seems to fix it.

[rauldipeas]

I've got the same issue too. Running it with Xwayland by adding env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY before the command seems to fix it.

Doesn't work for me on Debian Trixie. 😥

[trane77]

No luck for me as well (Fedora 42).

I tried the solution suggested by @ArcaEge, but it didn't fix this:

❯ env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY ./wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage
Checking for update
thread '<unnamed>' panicked at x-win-rs/src/linux/api/x11_api.rs:197:48:
called `Option::unwrap()` on a `None` value
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
[1]    75255 IOT instruction (core dumped)  env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY ./wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Is it generating some kind of file that I can share?

[zudsniper]

I am still getting this one on Ubuntu 25.04. Pervasive--I built from source, used appimagelauncher, didn't use appimagelauncher, etc, etc.

[zudsniper]

I am still getting this one on Ubuntu 25.04. Pervasive--I built from source, used appimagelauncher, didn't use appimagelauncher, etc, etc.

I was wrong -- my issue is different.

[Judge-Paul]

I am facing this as well on Zorin 18 and Gnome 46

[QuantumRange]

Same issue on Fedora 43 with Wayland.

> ./wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage
Checking for update
thread '<unnamed>' panicked at x-win-rs/src/linux/api/wayland_extension_api.rs:206:6:
called `Result::unwrap()` on an `Err` value: MethodError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown", Some("The name is not activatable"), Msg { type: Error, sender: "org.freedesktop.DBus", reply-serial: 2, body: Signature: [
        s (115),
] })
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
46876 IOT instruction (core dumped)  ./wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage

> env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY ./wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage
Checking for update
thread '<unnamed>' panicked at x-win-rs/src/linux/api/x11_api.rs:197:48:
called `Option::unwrap()` on a `None` value
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace

[Judge-Paul]

running with env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY fixed it for me, I just created an app entry for it and it works fine

[Desktop Entry]
Name=WakaTime
Comment=WakaTime App
Exec=env -u WAYLAND_DISPLAY /path/wakatime-linux-x86_64.AppImage
Icon=/path/wakatime-logo.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development;