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[GH-ISSUE #19] Feedback about my installation experience under Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS (WSL2) #14

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opened 2026-03-13 15:17:08 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
kerem commented 2026-03-13 15:17:08 +03:00
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Originally created by @nohir0 on GitHub (Aug 20, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/absadiki/whatsapp-msgstore-viewer/issues/19

Hi,

I want to share my installation experience on a typical Ubuntu system.

Ubuntu Version:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

Running on Linux Subsystem (WSL2) for Windows 11

First of all, on above system Python 3.12.3 is installed as default.
I used pyenv to install latest 3.9.23 to solve the Kivy installation issues as proposed in issue:
https://github.com/absadiki/whatsapp-msgstore-viewer/issues/4

In a vitualenv running 3.9,23 I still faced following issues that prevented the app UI to start:

python main.py
[ERROR  ] [Input       ] MTDev is not supported by your version of linux
[CRITICAL] [Cutbuffer   ] Unable to find any valuable Cutbuffer provider. Please enable debug logging (e.g. add -d if running from the command line, or change the log level in the config) and re-run your app to identify potential causes
xclip - FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'xclip'

I could solve above installing:

sudo apt-get install libmtdev-dev
sudo apt-get install xclip

Then following error appeared, since Ubuntu seems not to use ~/.config directory any more:

python main.py
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/user/.config/whatsappmsgstoreviewer'

Simply solved by:
mkdir -p ~/.config/whatsappmsgstoreview

After that, the app started successfully and I could open my previously decrypted whatsapp backup.
Maybe this helps to fix some OS dependent issues...
It would be great if the app would offer an export to text files feature in the future ;)
Thanks for you efforts!

Originally created by @nohir0 on GitHub (Aug 20, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/absadiki/whatsapp-msgstore-viewer/issues/19 Hi, I want to share my installation experience on a typical Ubuntu system. Ubuntu Version: Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Release: 24.04 Codename: noble Running on Linux Subsystem (WSL2) for Windows 11 First of all, on above system Python 3.12.3 is installed as default. I used pyenv to install latest 3.9.23 to solve the Kivy installation issues as proposed in issue: https://github.com/absadiki/whatsapp-msgstore-viewer/issues/4 In a vitualenv running 3.9,23 I still faced following issues that prevented the app UI to start: ``` python main.py [ERROR ] [Input ] MTDev is not supported by your version of linux [CRITICAL] [Cutbuffer ] Unable to find any valuable Cutbuffer provider. Please enable debug logging (e.g. add -d if running from the command line, or change the log level in the config) and re-run your app to identify potential causes xclip - FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'xclip' ``` I could solve above installing: ``` sudo apt-get install libmtdev-dev sudo apt-get install xclip ``` Then following error appeared, since Ubuntu seems not to use ~/.config directory any more: ``` python main.py FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/user/.config/whatsappmsgstoreviewer' ``` Simply solved by: ` mkdir -p ~/.config/whatsappmsgstoreview ` After that, the app started successfully and I could open my previously decrypted whatsapp backup. Maybe this helps to fix some OS dependent issues... It would be great if the app would offer an export to text files feature in the future ;) Thanks for you efforts!
kerem commented 2026-03-13 15:17:14 +03:00
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@absadiki commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025):

Hi @nohir0,

thanks a lot for sharing your installation experience and the workaround!
Once I get some time, I’ll add a fix so the config folder gets created automatically if it’s missing. In the meantime, I’ll reference this issue from the README in case someone runs into the same situation on a similar setup.

The export-to-text feature is a great suggestion, I’ll keep it in mind for a future update.

Really appreciate your feedback!

<!-- gh-comment-id:3212289946 --> @absadiki commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025): Hi @nohir0, thanks a lot for sharing your installation experience and the workaround! Once I get some time, I’ll add a fix so the config folder gets created automatically if it’s missing. In the meantime, I’ll reference this issue from the README in case someone runs into the same situation on a similar setup. The export-to-text feature is a great suggestion, I’ll keep it in mind for a future update. Really appreciate your feedback!
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