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Links won't open when using the linux AppImage in "portable mode"

Reproduction steps

  1. Download .AppImage to e.g. "Downloads"
  2. create a folder in the same dir as the file that's the same name as the AppImage but with ".home" appended to make the AppImage run in "portable mode" (e.g. "Fluxer.AppImage" as File and "Fluxer.AppImage.home" as folder Screenshot_20261101_195206.png
  3. open Fluxer
  4. click on any link in chat, regardless of trusted or untrusted
Note: The "portable mode" is a AppImage feature. Links can be opened normally via the Flatpak version. Links can also be opened via AppImage when NOT run in "portable mode", like when the .home folder wasn't created manually be the user. But I run all my AppImages in Portable mode to have the config and everything it uses in the same place as the app.

Expected behaviour

It should open the Link in a browser when clicking a trusted link or after I click "Visit Site" on untrusted links

Actual behaviour

It does nothing. A browser is not opened and nothing happens. On untrusted links only the modal with the warning dissapears like normal but the site is still not being opened.

Build information

Stable Desktop 2026.1101.102918, Web 2026.1101.102918, Linux 7.3.0-203.nobara.fc44.x86_64 (x64), Electron 44.10.0, Chrome 152.0.7977.169, Node 24.22.1, Locale en-GB

Platform

Linux

Evidence

I can't show any log output or screenshot because nothing is happening. The dev console does nothing when clicking the link. Also running the AppImage via Terminal ./Fluxer.AppImage doesn't output anything on click and there is no browser opening.