🐞 Bug - Flatpak not working

[lucasgabmoreno]

Describe the bug Can't launch flatpak apps

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Please indicate where the command(s) were executed.

a. Install flatpak crew install flatpak b. Install flatpak app flatpak install flathub org.gimp.GIMP c. Run this app flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP

My environment was (crosh, bash or VT-2):

2. I executed the command(s) below:

   flatpak run org.gimp.GIMP
   

   Output:

   ln: failed to create symbolic link '/home/chronos/user/.local/share/fonts': File exists
   env: 'ruby': No such file or directory
   env: 'ruby': No such file or directory
   bwrap: Failed to make / slave: Operation not permitted
   env: 'ruby': No such file or directory
   error: ldconfig failed, exit status 32512
   

Expected behavior Open flatpak app

Screenshots

System Information: Paste the output of crew sysinfo -v between the two *** below. If you cannot execute crew, display the output of cat /etc/lsb-release instead.

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/usr/local/bin/crew:1948:

:The last update was 47 hrs, 33 min, 35 seconds ago.

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• Architecture: x86_64 (x86_64)

• Processor vendor: GenuineIntel

• User space: 64-bit

• Chromebrew Kernel version: 6.6

• Chromebrew Running in Container: false

• Chromebrew version: 1.56.8

• Chromebrew prefix: /usr/local

• Chromebrew libdir: /usr/local/lib64

• Last update in local repository: a60604b4a AutoBuild: updates-2025-01-23-00-18 started at 2025-01-23-00UTC (#11177) (3 days ago)

• OS variant: Chrome OS

• OS version: hatch-release/R125-15853.61.0

• OS channel: stable-channel

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Additional context Add any other context about the problem here.

What I think needs to be done:

  - [ ] step one
  - [ ] step two

[satmandu]

Flatpak is currently broken. PRs to fix it are welcome!

[buhron]

seemed to figure out why flatpak doesn't work on ChromeOS (maybe this is just me) When I launched an app using flatpak, I saw

bwrap: No permissions to creating new namespace, likely because the kernel does not allow non-privileged user namespaces. On e.g. debian this can be enabled with 'sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1'.
error: ldconfig failed, exit status 256

ran this under crouton

[uberhacker]

@lucasgabmoreno @buhron: Just curious. What specifically does flatpak offer that is missing from native Chromebrew packages that you are trying to install?

[lucasgabmoreno]

@lucasgabmoreno @buhron: Just curious. What specifically does flatpak offer that is missing from native Chromebrew packages that you are trying to install?

Packages I need: Onlyoffice, steam, vlc, librewolf, betterbird, doplhin Possibilities: Flatpak install apps into isolated environment, do not compromise system dependencies and programs, and works faster. You can use any of this apps whitout compiling and distro compatiibilities issues: https://flathub.org/

[uberhacker]

@lucasgabmoreno: Thank you for the feedback. The works faster part is debatable since Chromebrew packages can be compiled to run natively. We currently have onlyoffice available. I'll have to look into the other apps to see if we can add packages for those. For the record, onlyoffice runs as an appimage.

[Zopolis4]

Dolphin I looked into a while back, it currently doesn't have wayland support and XWayland appears to not work either. There are some PRs waiting to implement wayland support or alternatives, but I think the most likely one to get merged in a feasible timeframe is https://github.com/dolphin-emu/dolphin/pull/13222

[lucasgabmoreno]

Dolphin I looked into a while back, it currently doesn't have wayland support and XWayland appears to not work either. There are some PRs waiting to implement wayland support or alternatives, but I think the most likely one to get merged in a feasible timeframe is dolphin-emu/dolphin#13222

No problem, "caja" is the same.

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