How to install Memtime on Ubuntu 24.04
This article provides instructions on how to install Memtime on Ubuntu 24.04, and start using the app.
Step 1: Download the Memtime AppImage
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Open your web browser and navigate to the official Memtime website.
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Download the Memtime
.AppImagefile from there or this link here.

Step 2: Make the AppImage Executable
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Right-click on the
memtime.AppImage. -
Select
Properties. -
Toggle the
Executable as Programsettings. -
Close the window.
Step 3: Open the Terminal
After you download the correct installation file, you can press Ctrl + Alt + T to open the Terminal.
Step 4: Install the Required Dependencies
Before running the Memtime AppImage, you may need to install libfuse2. Here's how you can do this:
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Have the
Terminalrunning. -
Update the package list:
sudo apt update -
Install
libfuse2:sudo apt install libfuse2
Step 5: Enable the Xorg Display Server
Memtime has compatibility issues with the default Wayland display server on Ubuntu 24.04. To resolve this, switch to the Xorg display server, which is currently the only one supported.
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Have the
Terminalrunning. -
Open the
custom.conffile for editing:sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf -
Find the line that says
#WaylandEnable=falseand uncomment it by removing the#:#WaylandEnable=falsechange toWaylandEnable=false -
Save the file by pressing
Ctrl + O, thenEnter, and exit withCtrl + X. -
Restart your system to apply the changes. (This can also be done after step 6.)
Step 6: Update the Ubuntu AppAromor Settings
In this latest release of Ubuntu there were some changes in the AppArmor Settings. To be able to run the Memtimeapp,p you need to update some settings.
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Have the
Terminalrunning. -
Update the settings using the following command:
echo 'kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns = 0' | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/20-apparmor-donotrestrict.conf -
Restart your system to apply the changes.
Step 7: Run Memtime
Once you have restarted the system, you are ready to open the Memtime app.
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Open via GUI:
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Right-click on the
memtime.AppImage -
Select
Run as program
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Open via Terminal:
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Open the Terminal - Press
Ctrl + Alt + T -
Navigate to the
memtime.AppImagelocation: -
Run the AppImage with the:
./memtime.AppImage
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