Issue: Segmentation Fault After Building Screenpipe on Debian 12

[justwove]

Description

Hello, I've tried installing Screenpipe on my Linux machine. Besides the numerous errors I encountered while trying to build the app, when I finally managed to complete the build, the application crashes with a segmentation fault after running for no more than 10 seconds.

OS Info

• Distro: Debian 12 GNOME

Steps Achieved

Here are the steps I followed to install the necessary dependencies and build the application:

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y 
sudo apt install gobjc++-mingw-w64 
sudo apt install --reinstall build-essential sudo apt install g++ 
sudo apt install gobjc++ gobjc 
sudo apt install libxcb1-dev libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev 
sudo apt install make cmake 
sudo apt install librust-alsa-sys-dev 
sudo apt install pkg-config sudo apt install -y libavformat-dev libavfilter-dev libavdevice-dev ffmpeg tesseract-ocr libtesseract-dev 
sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y 
cargo build --release   # Also tried 'cargo build' for debug mode 
./target/release/screenpipe   # Also tried 'cargo run --release --bin screenpipe'

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run cargo build to enable debug mode.
2. Then run cargo run --bin screenpipe.

Output

The application builds successfully, but it crashes with a segmentation fault after about 10 seconds of running.

Full STDOUT with Errors and Warnings:

warning: unused import: `std::env`
 --> screenpipe-vision/build.rs:1:5
  |
1 | use std::env;
  |     ^^^^^^^^
  |
  = note: `#[warn(unused_imports)]` on by default

warning: unused import: `std::path::PathBuf`
 --> screenpipe-vision/build.rs:2:5
  |
2 | use std::path::PathBuf;
  |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

warning: `screenpipe-vision` (build script) generated 2 warnings
warning: unused variable: `name`
   --> screenpipe-audio/src/core.rs:332:37
    |
332 |     fn should_include_output_device(name: &str) -> bool {
    |                                     ^^^^ help: if this is intentional, prefix it with an underscore: `_name`
    |
    = note: `#[warn(unused_variables)]` on by default

warning: `screenpipe-audio` (lib) generated 1 warning
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.28s
     Running `target/debug/screenpipe`
2024-09-27T08:54:56.880023Z  WARN screenpipe: screenpipe hasn't been extensively tested on this os. we'd love your feedback!    
would love your feedback on the ux, let's a 15 min call soon:
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ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:999:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:999:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:999:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:540:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) The dsnoop plugin supports only capture stream
2024-09-27T08:54:57.264256Z  INFO screenpipe:   default (input)    
2024-09-27T08:54:57.264321Z  INFO screenpipe:   default (output)    
2024-09-27T08:54:57.267928Z  INFO screenpipe_server::db: Migrations executed successfully.    
2024-09-27T08:54:57.267955Z  INFO screenpipe: database initialized, will store files in /home/s.gassackys@algosecure.local/.screenpipe    



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┌─────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
│ setting             │ value                              │
├─────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ fps                 │ 1                                  │
│ audio chunk duration│ 30 seconds                         │
│ video chunk duration│ 60 seconds                         │
│ port                │ 3030                               │
│ audio disabled      │ false                              │
│ vision disabled     │ false                              │
│ save text files     │ false                              │
│ audio engine        │ WhisperDistilLargeV3               │
│ ocr engine          │ Tesseract                          │
│ vad engine          │ Silero                             │
│ vad sensitivity     │ High                               │
│ data directory      │ /home/s.gassackys@algosecure.local/.screenpipe │
│ debug mode          │ false                              │
│ use pii removal     │ false                              │
│ ignored windows     │ []                                 │
│ included windows    │ []                                 │
│ friend wearable uid │ not set                            │
├─────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ monitors            │                                    │
│                     │ id: 37                             │
│                     │ id: 1264                           │
│                     │ id: 1266                           │
├─────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ audio devices       │                                    │
2024-09-27T08:54:57.269448Z  INFO screenpipe_audio::whisper: device = Cpu    
│                     │ default (input)                    │
│                     │ default (output)                   │
├─────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ pipes               │                                    │
2024-09-27T08:54:57.269528Z  INFO hf_hub: Token file not found "/home/s.gassackys@algosecure.local/.cache/huggingface/token"    
│                     │ no pipes available                 │
└─────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
you are using local processing. all your data stays on your computer.

2024-09-27T08:54:57.270093Z  INFO screenpipe_server::server: Server starting on 127.0.0.1:3030    
2024-09-27T08:55:07.514025Z  INFO screenpipe_server::resource_monitor: Runtime: 10s, Total Memory: 5% (1.60 GB / 31.80 GB), Total CPU: 100%
C2024-09-27T08:55:17.581093Z  INFO screenpipe_server::resource_monitor: Runtime: 20s, Total Memory: 10% (3.17 GB / 31.80 GB), Total CPU: 101%
2024-09-27T08:55:26.519969Z  INFO screenpipe_audio::core: device: "default (output)"    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.519969Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Starting new video capture    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.519982Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Starting new video capture    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.519989Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Starting new video capture    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.520018Z  INFO screenpipe_audio::core: device: "default (input)"    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.520036Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Started capture thread    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.520042Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Started capture thread    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.520058Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Started capture thread    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.565685Z  INFO screenpipe_audio::core: Recording default (output) for 30 seconds    
2024-09-27T08:55:26.577832Z  INFO screenpipe_audio::core: Recording default (input) for 30 seconds    
2024-09-27T08:55:27.655656Z  INFO screenpipe_server::resource_monitor: Runtime: 30s, Total Memory: 10% (3.03 GB / 31.80 GB), Total CPU: 90%
2024-09-27T08:55:30.298674Z  INFO screenpipe_server::video: Starting FFmpeg process for file: /home/s.gassackys@algosecure.local/.screenpipe/data/monitor_1264_2024-09-27_08-55-30.mp4    
2024-09-27T08:55:37.721875Z  INFO screenpipe_server::resource_monitor: Runtime: 40s, Total Memory: 10% (3.11 GB / 31.80 GB), Total CPU: 105%
Segmentation Errors

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MED-116 Issue: Segmentation Fault After Building Screenpipe on Debian 12

[louis030195]

@justwove wow thanks for sharing this setup, we're trying to document better how to run screenpipe on linux, and in general make the experience better, any such help highly appreciated 🙏

first question, do you use X or Wayland? at the moment screen capture is not supported with Wayland (should work with X), if this is the case you should be able to --disable-vision and just use audio until we support wayland

also maybe try to use a single monitor for start (see 3) (eg screenpipe --list-monitors then screenpipe --monitor-id <myid>)

also i see you're on CPU, do you have a GPU?

related issues:

#328 - make models more efficient on CPU
#63 - wayland support