Deezer Arch Linux package

These files are build instructions for the Arch Linux build system how to create an installable Deezer package for the desktop application. However, the patches are not specific to Archlinux, and can be used for other Linux environments.

For Windows, Deezer distributes a version of the Electron run time (Windows binary) and the source code of their application itself. The build process of this package extracts the application source from the Windows installer.

This package applies several patches for:

• Compatibility with newer Electron versions
• Compatibility with a Linux environment in general.
• Fixing bugs

To install on Arch Linux, use your favourite AUR helper or build manually with:

git clone https://github.com/SibrenVasse/deezer
cd deezer
makepkg -si

Usage

Option	Description
--start-in-tray	Start the app in the tray (see patch)
--disable-systray	Quit the app when the window is closed (see patch)
--keep-kernel	Use the exact kernel version (see patch) This feature impacts privacy.
--disable-features	Disable some features (see patch)
--hide-offline-banner	Hide the "Application is offline" banner that appears when using a VPN or DNS blocker (see patch)
--disable-animations	Disable animations (see patch)
--disable-notifications	Disable notifications (see patch)
--sync-theme	Sync the app's theme (dark/light) to the OS theme (see patch)
--disable-hardware-acceleration	Disable hardware acceleration (useful for systems with GPU issues) (see patch)
--log-level	Set the log level (silly,debug,verbose,info,warn,error) (see patch)
--enable-wayland-ime	Enable IME keyboard support on Wayland (use with --ozone-platform-hint=auto --wayland-text-input-version=3)

Environment variable	Options	Description
DZ_START_IN_TRAY	yes,no	Start the app in the tray (see patch)
DZ_DISABLE_SYSTRAY	yes,no	Quit the app when the window is closed (see patch)
DZ_KEEP_KERNEL	yes,no	Use the exact kernel version (see patch)
DZ_LOG_LEVEL	silly...error	Set the log level (see patch)
DZ_HIDE_OFFLINE_BANNER	yes,no	Hide the "Application is offline" banner (see patch)
DZ_DISABLE_ANIMATIONS	yes,no	Disable animations (see patch)
DZ_DISABLE_NOTIFICATIONS	yes,no	Disable notifications (see patch)
DZ_DEVTOOLS	yes,no	Enable the developer console (ctrl+shift+i)
DZ_SYNC_THEME	yes,no	Sync the app's theme to the OS theme (see patch)
DZ_DISABLE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION	yes,no	Disable hardware acceleration (see patch)
DZ_TRAY_ICON	/path/to/icon	Force a custom icon path for the systray (see patch)

Debugging

Running the application from the commandline will show verbose logging.

deezer-desktop

To run the application with devtools by running

env DZ_DEVTOOLS=yes electron41 /usr/share/deezer/app.asar

To debug node, you can extract the source files to a directory and inspect the node process by attaching using the chromium debugging tools. (https://www.electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/debugging-main-process)

asar extract /usr/share/deezer/app.asar $dest
electron41 --inspect-brk=$port $dest