Add-ons stuck on "Installing...."

Local Add-ons
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Hi,

I found this on the log : Unhandled Rejection

It seems that this issue is because my Home folder (hence the .local folder) is moved to another partition: Installing Runs Forever - #19 by kal40

So here is the solution. I am using Ubuntu based distro called Zorin OS 16. So I think it will be the same for all Ubuntu based distros.

Step 1:

Open terminal and type:

# Change into the Local installation directory
cd /opt/Local
# Run Local
./local

Step 2
Download the addon and keep checking the terminal. Once you see a message like the following:

7/24/2021, 12:57:10 PM [warn] [main] undefined: Unhandled Rejection. – {“reason”:{“errno”:-18,“syscall”:“rename”,“code”:“EXDEV”,“path”:"/tmp/local-mlfkOt-OG/package",“dest”:"%%userDataPath%%/addons/@getflywheel-local-addon-instant-reload"},“p”:{}}

From this error notice the temporary directory where the addon got downloaded. In my case it was /tmp/local-mlfkOt-OG/package. Go to this directory and copy all the contents.

Step 3
Go to your home folder and press CTRL+H to display hidden files.

Go to the .config/Local/addons folder and create a directory called @getflywheel-local-addon-instant-reload (In my case the addon was instant reload. If your addon is a different one then you can copy its name from the error message).

Go into the newly created @getflywheel-local-addon-instant-reload directory and paste all the contents that you copied from the /tmp/local-mlfkOt-OG/package directory.

That’s it! Now open Local and click on Add-ons and check the installed tab. Your add-on will appear there. Turn it ON and restart local and it will work.

This bug is a pity as it is pretty common and secure to use another partition for home or profile.

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