Electron-builder makes not workable packages (ubuntu)

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I'm working with Ubuntu 18.04 and making builds using electron-builder (node.js, react application). Finally I have workable building which makes some zips (win and linux) and deb (linux). When I install the deb, it works well, but when I unzip the builds, I can't run them:

  1. windows version doesn't work via wine
  2. linux version is not executable.

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04, electron 4.0.4, electron-builder 20.38.5.

Here is my package.json

"scripts": {
    "dist": "electron-builder --linux --windows",
    "postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps"
},
"build": {
    "appId": "my_app_id",
    "extraFiles": [
        "assets"
    ],
    "win": {
        "target": "zip",
        "icon": "assets/icon.png"
    },
    "linux": {
        "target": [
            "deb",
            "zip"
        ],
        "icon": "assets/icon.icns"
    }
}

So, first I run npx webpack to build the app. Then I run npm run dist to make the builds. It creates linux-x64.zip, win32-x64.zip, amd64.deb. But the thing inside the zips doesn't work.

One important note: I got this stuff as a heritage from other developer, and maybe he didn't commit something necessary and maybe all of this staff was just his training solution and doesn't work at all.

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1 Answers

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Seems like the problem has gone. I don't need the linux zip, deb works fine. And windows zip works well (tested via VirtualBox).