Fix hardlinks appearing in and breaking deb packages (#2609)

.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     tests-done:
         needs: [windows, linux, macos]
         runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-        if: always()
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
 

.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml

@@ -152,10 +152,9 @@ jobs:
                   fi
 
             # Workaround for https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/6116
+            # and https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/5721
             - name: Install fpm
-              if: inputs.arch == 'arm64'
               run: |
-                  sudo apt-get install ruby-dev build-essential
                   sudo gem install fpm
                   echo "USE_SYSTEM_FPM=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
@@ -165,6 +164,10 @@ jobs:
                   VARIANT_PATH: variant.json
                   # Only set for Nightly builds
                   VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+                  FPM_DEBUG: true # TODO
+                  DEBUG: electron-builder # TODO
+                  # Workaround for https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/5721
+                  USE_HARD_LINKS: false
 
             - name: Check native libraries
               run: |
@@ -172,11 +175,9 @@ jobs:
                   shopt -s globstar
 
                   FILES=$(file dist/**/*.node)
-                  echo "$FILES"
+                  echo $FILES
 
-                  if [ grep -v "$ARCH" ]; then
-                      exit 1
-                  fi
+                  ! echo "$FILES" | grep -v "$ARCH"
 
                   LIBS=$(readelf -d dist/**/*.node | grep NEEDED)
                   echo "$LIBS"
@@ -211,6 +212,18 @@ jobs:
               env:
                   ARCH: ${{ inputs.arch }}
 
+            - name: Assert no hardlinks are found
+              run: |
+                  TAR_GZ_LISTING=$(tar -tvf ./dist/element-desktop*.tar.gz)
+                  echo "tar.gz listing: "
+                  echo "$TAR_GZ_LISTING"
+                  ! echo "$TAR_GZ_LISTING" | grep '^h'
+
+                  DEB_LISTING=$(dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile ./dist/element-desktop*.deb | tar -tv)
+                  echo "deb listing: "
+                  echo "$DEB_LISTING"
+                  ! echo "$DEB_LISTING" | grep '^h'
+
     test:
         needs: build
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build_test.yaml

electron-builder.ts

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const config: Omit<Writable<Configuration>, "electronFuses"> & {
     linux: {
         target: ["tar.gz", "deb"],
         category: "Network;InstantMessaging;Chat",
-        icon: "build/icon.png",
+        icon: "icon.png",
         executableName: variant.name, // element-desktop or element-desktop-nightly
     },
     deb: {