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Electron
Electron is an open-source framework that allows developers to build cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It combines the Chromium browser and Node.js.
Troubleshooting
This section will focus on errors and the fixing of errors of /name/.
Linux: Could not detect a default secure credential storage on your device.
A possible issue for Electron apps on Linux is the following error.
not detect a default secure credential storage on your device.
This occurs because Electron relies on a Secret Service such as the GNOME Keyring, among others) to store passwords securely on the system. And often appears on more minimal window managers on Xorg or Wayland. If no compatible service is running or detected, apps cannot save credentials.
Using the following steps this issue can be solved.
Firstly – if not already done – install a secret service.
For the Gnome Keyring install the packages libsecret and
gnome-keyring.
The name may differ slightly depending on the package manager
used.
Afterward make sure to run the service and enable it if not already done.
An example for this is shown in the following command
eval $(/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start)
Finally, the Electron app <electron-app> can be started.
For the secure credential storage to be reachable the environment variable XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
has to be set.
Due to this environment variable being possibly relevant for the system-wide settings it is
recommended to only set it for the Electron app by running the following command in a sub-shell.
export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME
<electron-app>