Recent AppImages are not working: Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib, Ubuntu 22

Up until the last few days, I have managed to update my cursor on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS without any issues by running the AppImage.

Now it won’t work because of this error:

./Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64.AppImage
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_shall_not_be_integrated : sqfs_open_image error: /home/chrisr/Downloads/Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64 (1).AppImage
AppImageLauncher error: appimage_shall_not_be_integrated() failed (returned -1)
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_is_terminal_app : sqfs_open_image error: /home/chrisr/Downloads/Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64 (1).AppImage
AppImageLauncher error: appimage_is_terminal_app() failed (returned -1)
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_register_in_system : sqfs_open_image error: /home/chrisr/Applications/Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64 (1)_418335fb4caf515ccd223a7161424a44.AppImage

Steps to recreate:

  1. Download latest AppImage from Cursor.com
  2. Run the file then click on “Integrate and run” in the dialog box

  1. This dialog appears:

When I run it manually from the command line, I follow the above steps and get this output:


Please help!
./Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64.AppImage 
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_shall_not_be_integrated : sqfs_open_image error: /home/chrisr/Downloads/Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64.AppImage
AppImageLauncher error: appimage_shall_not_be_integrated() failed (returned -1)
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_is_terminal_app : sqfs_open_image error: /home/chrisr/Downloads/Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64.AppImage
AppImageLauncher error: appimage_is_terminal_app() failed (returned -1)
Squashfs image uses (null) compression, this version supports only xz, zlib.
ERROR: appimage_register_in_system : sqfs_open_image error: /home/chrisr/Applications/Cursor-0.47.9-x86_64_418335fb4caf515ccd223a7161424a44.AppImage
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