Package Details: playback-appimage 1.8.0-3

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/playback-appimage.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: playback-appimage
Description: Playback software for Epilogue Operator devices
Upstream URL: https://www.epilogue.co
Licenses: LicenseRef-Proprietary
Submitter: SuburbanMe
Maintainer: SuburbanMe
Last Packager: SuburbanMe
Votes: 2
Popularity: 0.000284
First Submitted: 2023-08-02 07:49 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-03-20 23:13 (UTC)

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SuburbanMe commented on 2026-02-03 18:45 (UTC) (edited on 2026-02-03 18:46 (UTC) by SuburbanMe)

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I'm really sorry it's taken so long to get round to addressing the issues. I have a SN Operator preordered so I'll do a better job staying on top of updates and fixes from now on.

Version 1.8.0-2 addresses the following issues:

Device access

The package now installs udev rules that grants permissive access to the GB Operator. You no longer need to add your user to the uucp group. After upgrading, either reboot or run:

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

Then unplug and replug the device.

Wayland black screen

The package now installs a wrapper script at /usr/bin/playback that automatically sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb.

Latest Comments

SuburbanMe commented on 2026-03-20 18:03 (UTC)

Hi @inVader, yeah I agree, that's an oversight on my part, apologies. Will update it later today. I'm also working on getting 1.9.0 sorted soon too, working with Epilogue to get the AppImage restored.

inVader commented on 2026-03-20 16:23 (UTC)

I think it should have fuse2 as a dependency, at the very least as an optional one. Without fuse2 an error message will be displayed and playback can only be started via a squash-fs workaround from the terminal.

SuburbanMe commented on 2026-02-03 18:45 (UTC) (edited on 2026-02-03 18:46 (UTC) by SuburbanMe)

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I'm really sorry it's taken so long to get round to addressing the issues. I have a SN Operator preordered so I'll do a better job staying on top of updates and fixes from now on.

Version 1.8.0-2 addresses the following issues:

Device access

The package now installs udev rules that grants permissive access to the GB Operator. You no longer need to add your user to the uucp group. After upgrading, either reboot or run:

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

Then unplug and replug the device.

Wayland black screen

The package now installs a wrapper script at /usr/bin/playback that automatically sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb.

notmayo commented on 2025-10-15 14:48 (UTC) (edited on 2025-10-15 14:49 (UTC) by notmayo)

In addition to adding the user group uucp as stated below (fix for the infinite "Searching..." message), the software does not like Wayland (no video output/black screen when launching games). Need to QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb Playback on launch and/or edit the same into your KDE shortcut.

inVader commented on 2025-06-08 10:38 (UTC)

To answer my own question, add your users to group "uucp", restart and your GB Operator should be accessible. No additional rules setup required.

inVader commented on 2025-06-05 14:01 (UTC)

As-is, it only runs as root. For the regular user the GB Operator is not found.

Before I start digging deeper myself, anyone knows if I need to be part of a certain group to access devices like this or what kind of udev rules need to be set up?

chroma commented on 2024-02-12 16:26 (UTC)

For anyone running into issues with crashes or getting it to run, this worked for me:

LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-svg.so QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb Playback