# Image wont install steuid sandbox is not running as root

**URL:** https://discourse.appimage.org/t/image-wont-install-steuid-sandbox-is-not-running-as-root/1705
**Category:** Using AppImages
**Created:** [May 17, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/image-wont-install-steuid-sandbox-is-not-running-as-root/1705 "2020-05-17T04:02:22Z")
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### Author: ![ChaimStanton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.appimage.org/chaimstanton/32/383_2.png) [@ChaimStanton](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/ChaimStanton)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/image-wont-install-steuid-sandbox-is-not-running-as-root/1705/1 "2020-05-17T04:02:22Z")

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Hi there,

I’m trying to run the [Github Desktop Linux fork](https://github.com/shiftkey/desktop) .appimage version.

When I try to install it I get the following error,

```auto
  * An unprivileged process using ptrace on it, like a debugger.
  * A parent process set prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, ...)
Failed to move to new namespace: PID namespaces supported, Network namespace supported, but failed: errno = Operation not permitted
Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

```

Steps I have taken so far:

- After googling setuid I have worked out that it is related with chrome and I have tried to run it as root but that haven’t worked
- I have also tried `sudo ./GitHubDesktop-Linux-2.5.0-linux1.AppImage`
- I have also tried to install it by double-clicking it with the graphical interface

Thank you

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### Author: ![ChaimStanton](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.appimage.org/chaimstanton/32/383_2.png) [@ChaimStanton](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/ChaimStanton)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/image-wont-install-steuid-sandbox-is-not-running-as-root/1705/2 "2020-05-17T04:05:02Z")

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I’ve found the work around that wasn’t long.  
`sudo ./GitHubDesktop-Linux-2.5.0-linux1.AppImage --no-sandbox`

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### Author: ![probono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.appimage.org/probono/32/81_2.png) [@probono](https://discourse.appimage.org/u/probono)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://discourse.appimage.org/t/image-wont-install-steuid-sandbox-is-not-running-as-root/1705/3 "2020-05-17T08:18:05Z")

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The kernel on your distribution is configured in a way that prevents this from working properly. Maybe you want to discuss this issue with your Linux distribution.

So a solution is to run

`sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1`

then you won’t need the `--no-sandbox`.