Signal Messenger Beta Database Error?

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Upon launching Signal Beta downloaded from the AUR, I am presented with the following:

Database startup error:

Error: Can't decrypt database key
    at getSQLKey ([REDACTED]/app/main.js:1254:13)
    at initializeSQL ([REDACTED]/app/main.js:1297:12)
    at App.<anonymous> Database startup error:

Error: Can't decrypt database key
    at getSQLKey ([REDACTED]/app/main.js:1254:13)
    at initializeSQL ([REDACTED]/app/main.js:1297:12)
    at App.<anonymous> ([REDACTED]/app/main.js:1470:20)
    
   
Unhandled Promise Rejection

Error: Not initialized
    at MainSQL.close ([REDACTED]/ts/sql/main.js:104:13)
    at BrowserWindow.<anonymous> ([REDACTED]/app/main.js:687:15)

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Are there any particular reasons you want Signal Beta from AUR?

If negative: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/signal-desktop/

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I’m glad you asked because I actually don’t.

When I search for ‘signal desktop’ in AUR, it always shows the beta on my end.

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Wait a tick, how long has this been in the /extra repo?

I feel like I’ve checked in the past and came up short.

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Cannot say for how long but I have used it for quite a while.

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Thank you for sharing that :muscle:t4:

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Looks like it’s been in the repos since 2020:

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I think I remember now why I went with the beta across all my Linux systems.

For the longest time, the beta was the only version that had the system tray icon feature, but in recent months they implemented it into the stable.

Great timing!

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