Flatpack Install fails to lauch from gnome shell (application menu)

[sferich888]

Nov 07 22:40:13 HOSTNAME dbus-daemon[1441]: [session uid=1000 pid=1441] Activating service name='com.gexperts.Tilix' requested by ':1.8' (uid=1000 pid=1544 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023")
Nov 07 22:40:13 HOSTNAME systemd[1419]: Started flatpak-com.gexperts.Tilix-3440.scope.
Nov 07 22:40:14 HOSTNAME com.gexperts.Tilix[1441]: bwrap: execvp /usr/bin/tilix: No such file or directory
Nov 07 22:40:14 HOSTNAME dbus-daemon[1441]: [session uid=1000 pid=1441] Activated service 'com.gexperts.Tilix' failed: Process com.gexperts.Tilix exited with status 1

This issue seems to be caused by how gnome is starting or trying to start tilix, from /var/lib/flatpak/app/com.gexperts.Tilix/x86_64/master/active/files/share/dbus-1/services/com.gexperts.Tilix.service however I have not been able to get this behavior to change, but editing this file.

I am able to start the flatpack using the cli, flatpak run com.gexperts.Tilix, but I can't start it using gnome.

$ gnome-shell --version GNOME Shell 3.30.1 $ flatpak --version Flatpak 1.0.4

[sferich888]

@kirbyfan64 can you have a look at this (as the contributor to the original source). It should probably be said that I am seeing this issue on Silverblue but IDK if that maters.

cc: @alex285 based on the initial commit you did not seem to have this issue have you updated or had any issues like this lately?

[refi64]

Do you have normal Tilix installed as well? I recall this happening at one point when both the rpm and flatpak were installed, so I had assumed it was a GNOME issue, but I haven't tested in a while.

[sferich888]

I do not. With Silverblue you have to mess with the rpmos-tree to get packages installed (I'm trying to avoid that).

[sferich888]

The issue is with export/share/dbus-1/services/com.gexperts.Tilix.service

D-BUS Service]
Name=com.gexperts.Tilix
Exec=/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=master --arch=x86_64 --command=/usr/bin/tilix com.gexperts.Tilix --gapplication-service~

This should just be --command=tilix

[bilelmoussaoui]

@sferich888 It was already fixed on master https://github.com/gnunn1/tilix/blob/master/data/dbus/com.gexperts.Tilix.service.in#L3

[sferich888]

I just build from master ~5 days ago (this is still an issue). Or the build istructions are not having you build correctly (as @bindir@ is still getting set to /usr/bin/

[refi64]

Hmm, I'll try to take a look at this later.

[thebitstick]

Temporary fix until a fix comes: In the flatpak-builder directory, go to exports/share/dbus-1/com.gexperts.Tilix.service and change /usr/bin/tilix to tilix manually And rebuild with --force-clean

[bilelmoussaoui]

The issue is that the Flatpak manifest still uses autotools, this issue was fixed with meson only. We should update the manifest to use the meson buildsystem instead.

[sferich888]

I think this original issue is fixed but... the flat pack still has issues (example: https://github.com/containers/toolbox/issues/886) feel free to close as resolved.