The current guide is on some other website where it recommends using fuse to install but fuse breaks ubuntu according to some users. Can @anon-9002714 team write up a guide on how to safely install this on ubuntu and also consider addressing any security issues if downloaded in ubuntu?
yeah … we need Guide for ubuntu
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Hi @deanrie - Thanks but I got an error like this
cursor
dlopen(): error loading libfuse.so.2
AppImages require FUSE to run.
You might still be able to extract the contents of this AppImage
if you run it with the --appimage-extract option.
See FUSE · AppImage/AppImageKit Wiki · GitHub
for more information
Hey, this might help you, but I’m not sure since I don’t use Linux.
Have you tried this?
sudo apt install libfuse2
A nice Linux config is this:
But for most the video above will do.
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You know I wanted to try this but I could have sworn I saw some warning messages saying not to install fuse because it will break Ubuntu. I need to dig in to see which fuse they were talking about.
a single library install should not break Ubuntu, it doesn’t get loaded unless whatever is looking for it by name will load it . But if you link to the previous posts/stories of it breaking that would be useful to know if it can break
Okay so I think libfuse2 is safe but there’s a whole thread on fuse for Ubuntu 2204 and above.
Looks like there’s an older version of fuse called “fuse” and that breaks Ubuntu by removing packages.
I also found this guide that is apparently dangerous
So all this led me to this forum to ask the question.
I will try the libfuse2 and give it a try.
@deanrie should cursor be installed locally for each user? probably not?
OK, but if you install it globally, say, in /opt/ using sudo then automatic update won’t work.
then update could be done only as sudo cursor.AppImage --no-sandbox
what’s the recommended way to go?
Hi IWelcomeAIOverlords; With fuse I did broke my system. Did you get along with libfuse2?
I also encountered the issue of installing fuse and having it horribly break my system on Ubuntu 22.04. I ended up having to install a fresh install (upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04 in the process). I’m following this thread waiting to hear if anyone’s been successful before I make another attempt!
Libfuse2 works like a charm on Ubuntu 2204 and above. Worked on my corporate machine and I’ve been using it. Works great.
I used this guide to do the entire install. Highly recommend ( link below )
Now this medium article doesn’t cover libfuse2 but when you do get an error on fuse go with libfuse2 and then resume the steps from this article. I followed this to a T and its been working really well
Libfuse2 works like a charm on Ubuntu 2204 and above. Worked on my corporate machine and I’ve been using it. Works great.
I used this guide to do the entire install. Highly recommend ( link below )
Now this medium article doesn’t cover libfuse2 but when you do get an error on fuse go with libfuse2 and then resume the steps from this article. I followed this to a T and its been working really well!!!
Unfortunatelly it’s a Member-only story.
I wish Cursor would address this issue head on and release some official documentation on the subject
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Here are the Cursor setup instructions for Ubuntu 24.04
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Just info for people. Don’t do sudo apt install fuse libfuse2 (not sure about libfuse2 only) on Ubuntu 22.04.
It killed my notepad and I wasn’t able to load OS. It stuck after apache2 service. After hours in Safe Mode Terminal, I fixed my Ubuntu (removing and reinstalling many packages, the Gnome Display Manager, and related were the last things).
After that, the OS loaded, but my Snap apps disappeared (not sure, perhaps I deleted them unintentionally): PHPStorm, Chromium, etc. I needed to reinstall Snap, related packages, and my apps. User configs and data were loaded well.
It’s a very sad experience with Cursor… We need an autoinstall package or a good instruction for Ubuntu.
Updated:
apt install --simulate fuse libfuse2
The following packages will be REMOVED:
fuse3 gnome-remote-desktop gnome-session
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng gnome-snapshot gvfs-fuse nautilus
shotwell ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-desktop-minimal ubuntu-gnome-desktop
ubuntu-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Ubuntu 22.04 has fuse3 form the box and the installation of older libs remove many system packages and it breaks system.
Here is the instruction:
# Make the downloaded image executable
chmod +x cursor-0.44.11-build-250103fqxdt5u9z-x86_64.AppImage
# Extract Cursor files without FUSE
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin/cursor
./cursor-0.44.11-build-250103fqxdt5u9z-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract
mv squashfs-root/* ~/.local/bin/cursor/
# Fix the sandbox permissions
sudo chown root:root ~/.local/bin/cursor/chrome-sandbox
sudo chmod 4755 ~/.local/bin/cursor/chrome-sandbox
# Run Cursor
./cursor/AppRun