# Installing on Ubuntu 25.10

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**Created:** [May 6, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/installing-on-ubuntu-25-10/34078 "2026-05-06T15:33:23Z")\
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This is probably due to an outdated version of AppImageLauncer (v2 was released in 2020).  
Related: [AppImageLauncher support - #10 by FritSau](https://forum.fritzing.org/t/appimagelauncher-support/33295/10)

Tested with v3 from 2025 , which works.

> **[Releases · TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher](https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher/releases)**
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> Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages - TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher

v2 probably doesn’t support zstd yet (needs xz). The older xz is about 5 times slower during startup, which is relevant for the large number of files in Fritzing.

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