.deb for ARM is not opening

[swrdfshii]

hi folks,

Wishing you well. I am attempting to install Trilium in Bookworm on ARM64.

I downloaded the .deb and installed it running:
sudo dpkg -i TriliumNextNotes-v0.94.1-linux-arm64.deb
which appears to be successful.

If I click on the Trilium app icon from the GUI, nothing happens. If I try to run it from the terminal, I get this:
~ $ trilium A JavaScript error occurred in the main process Uncaught Exception: Error: /usr/lib/trilium/resources/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory at process.func [as dlopen] (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:2569) at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1930:18) at Object.func [as .node] (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:2796) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1472:32) at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1289:12) at c._load (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:17950) at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:242:24) at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1494:12) at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:135:16) [7534:0612/232358.426838:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427009:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427103:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427151:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427218:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427260:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427324:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427365:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427427:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427472:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427532:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427572:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427635:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427675:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427736:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.427776:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429281:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429339:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429409:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429450:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429510:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429552:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429613:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429653:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429714:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429755:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429816:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429856:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429914:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.429953:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.430013:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:79] Failed to get fd for plane.: No such file or directory (2) [7534:0612/232358.430052:ERROR:ui/gfx/linux/gbm_wrapper.cc:261] Failed to export buffer to dma_buf: No such file or directory (2)

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @swrdfshii! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the Notes team.

This error is likely caused by a GLIBC version mismatch: the .deb package was built on a system with a newer GLIBC than what’s available in Debian Bookworm, which breaks native modules like better-sqlite3 on ARM64. This is a known issue and affects both x64 and ARM64 builds of TriliumNext Notes on Debian-based systems. The missing better_sqlite3.node is a symptom of this incompatibility, not a missing file from your install reference.

A reliable workaround is to use the flatpak version of TriliumNext, which avoids these GLIBC issues. You can download the flatpak from the releases page and install it with:

flatpak install --user TriliumNextNotes-v0.94.0-linux-x64.flatpak

Alternatively, the latest nightly build is reported to be stable and may have improved compatibility for ARM64 and Debian Bookworm reference.

If you want to keep using the .deb, you’d need a build created on a system with the same (or older) GLIBC as your OS, but currently the flatpak or nightly are the most straightforward solutions.

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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[perfectra1n]

It’s a bot, so you can ignore it for now - we’ll work on a resolution soon :)

[swrdfshii]

It’s a bot, so you can ignore it for now - we’ll work on a resolution soon :)

pretty damn good bot.

anyway, should I just stop arguing with Trilium on this device for now then, and come back to this later, do you think?

[perfectra1n]

Yeah this is definitely a CPU / runtime issue. If you have another device to run it on, you might have better luck 😂

[perfectra1n]

We’ll take a look at it this weekend

[swrdfshii]

Thank you! Yeah this is just my portable computer, so I can still use Trilium in all other ways and take notes on this thing in a different way for now.

I appreciate y'all looking in to this, and giving me back my weekend so that I am not spending all of my free time fighting with this xD

You already got the CPU below, butt if you're further curious, the exact device is a Clockwork uConsole.

Thanks again! Have a nice weekend.

[perfectra1n]

Hey there, can you tell us more information about the device / CPU that you're trying to run it on?

[swrdfshii]

hi @perfectra1n,

thanks for your response. This specifically is on a Raspberry Pi CM5 Lite. Does that help?

[perfectra1n]

Yes it does:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/compute-module-5/?variant=cm5-104032

Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 (Armv8) SoC @ 2.4GHz

Okay, so it's an ARMv8 chip....

[swrdfshii]

okay...

[perfectra1n]

Yeah I’ll fire up my Pi 4 this weekend and see if I can reproduce it :)

[perfectra1n]

Hey @swrdfshii can you give me the output of the following commands to tell me more about the OS and kernel you're using:

uname -a
cat /etc/lsb-release

They should output something like:

[root on DESKTOP-8EMKV7Q] ~/repos/readur on master:master
 »  uname -a
Linux DESKTOP-8EMKV7Q 6.6.87.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Apr 21 17:08:54 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root on DESKTOP-8EMKV7Q] ~/repos/readur on master:master
 »  cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS"

[swrdfshii]

sure thing, here is the command's output:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Debian
Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Release:	12
Codename:	bookworm

I do have Docker installed. I could be wrong, but I think the second command you shared just spins up a server?

Unable to find image 'triliumnext/notes:latest' locally
latest: Pulling from triliumnext/notes
66850c8b65c1: Already exists 
569a167d2acd: Already exists 
150eb5990e39: Already exists 
f1d8372ac8a3: Already exists 
176808cab0cf: Already exists 
bdaf1a4d4afc: Already exists 
fcb5a9fa0ee8: Already exists 
c91d7afcb931: Already exists 
2665eca191da: Already exists 
58f2655749d3: Already exists 
2e399ff86ad8: Already exists 
Digest: sha256:b99e9ddfc52afcfbc5aea491649be5c442bd2c9b415ef1e989faa5273e914fec
Status: Downloaded newer image for triliumnext/notes:latest
No USER_UID specified, leaving 1000
No USER_GID specified, leaving 1000
Language option not found, falling back to en.
Generated session secret
VectorSearchTool initialized using consolidated VectorSearchService
DB not initialized, please visit setup page - http://[your-server-host]:8080 to see instructions on how to initialize Trilium.
DB size: 4 KB
Database not initialized yet. LLM features will be initialized after setup.
{
  "appVersion": "0.94.1",
  "dbVersion": 231,
  "nodeVersion": "v22.16.0",
  "syncVersion": 35,
  "buildDate": "2025-06-07T09:45:40Z",
  "buildRevision": "7cbff47078012e32279c110c49b904bd24dcecb3",
  "dataDirectory": "/home/node/trilium-data",
  "clipperProtocolVersion": "1.0",
  "utcDateTime": "2025-06-15T20:27:11.797Z"
}
CPU model: Cortex-A76, logical cores: 4, freq: 2400 Mhz
Trusted reverse proxy: false
App HTTP server starting up at port 8080
Listening on port 8080
200 GET /api/health-check with 15 bytes took 5ms
200 GET /api/health-check with 15 bytes took 1ms

Unable to find image 'triliumnext/notes:0.94.1' locally
docker: Error response from daemon: manifest for triliumnext/notes:0.94.1 not found: manifest unknown: manifest unknown

Run 'docker run --help' for more information

...Maybe I should come back to this tomorrow, when I have not been imbibing a bit this Sunday evening xD I might be slightly more useful in helping you to help me at that point.

[perfectra1n]

I forgot to put the v in front of the version, so the full command would be:

sudo docker run -t -i -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -v ~/trilium-data:/home/node/trilium-data triliumnext/notes:v0.94.1

And yes, it is the server - sorry I forgot that you were looking at just having the local client run, so you can presumably sync it with your remote sync server.

[swrdfshii]

gottcha. Yes, I just want the desktop app on this machine, so that I can connect to my local server. I guess maybe I am out of luck for that on this machine? Your updated Docker command did bring up the server though. lol.

Unable to find image 'triliumnext/notes:v0.94.1' locally
v0.94.1: Pulling from triliumnext/notes
Digest: sha256:b99e9ddfc52afcfbc5aea491649be5c442bd2c9b415ef1e989faa5273e914fec
Status: Downloaded newer image for triliumnext/notes:v0.94.1
No USER_UID specified, leaving 1000
No USER_GID specified, leaving 1000
Language option not found, falling back to en.
Generated session secret
VectorSearchTool initialized using consolidated VectorSearchService
DB not initialized, please visit setup page - http://[your-server-host]:8080 to see instructions on how to initialize Trilium.
DB size: 4 KB
Database not initialized yet. LLM features will be initialized after setup.
{
  "appVersion": "0.94.1",
  "dbVersion": 231,
  "nodeVersion": "v22.16.0",
  "syncVersion": 35,
  "buildDate": "2025-06-07T09:45:40Z",
  "buildRevision": "7cbff47078012e32279c110c49b904bd24dcecb3",
  "dataDirectory": "/home/node/trilium-data",
  "clipperProtocolVersion": "1.0",
  "utcDateTime": "2025-06-15T23:49:18.532Z"
}
CPU model: Cortex-A76, logical cores: 4, freq: 2400 Mhz
Trusted reverse proxy: false
App HTTP server starting up at port 8080
Listening on port 8080
200 GET /api/health-check with 15 bytes took 5ms

[perfectra1n]

If your small PC (machineA) will always be connected to whichever internet/intranet your sync server is on (machineB) - you could use the webapp available at http://machineB:<triliumPort> from machineA for the time being -

[swrdfshii]

If your small PC (machineA) will always be connected to whichever internet/intranet your sync server is on (machineB) - you could use the webapp available at http://machineB:<triliumPort> from machineA for the time being -

That makes sense. It's a solution for when I am home/on that network, but by then I may as well use my actual full sized desktop setup. I will almost always be "out and about" (away from that network) when I am wanting to use Trilium on machineA.

[eliandoran]

Since this is an actual problem with the build mechanism, we'll handle it in https://github.com/TriliumNext/Notes/issues/2325.
It's not top prio due to lack of equipment on my side.

[swrdfshii]

I guess I am out of luck to use Trilium on this machine then?

[eliandoran]

@swrdfshii , for now you can stick to using the web interface.
Until we'll get it to work on Raspberry Pis as well.