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Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:26 pm
by ntnsndr
I rely on flatpaks for a few apps on MX. Suddenly they don't seem to be opening. Here is the current state:
* Apps do register as installed in the MX Package Installer, and I just updated them all there
* Flatpak apps do appear in XFCE Whisker Menu, but nothing happens when I click one
* App names in terminal (eg "zoom") get "command not found"
* commands "flatpak list" and "flatpak update" get "While opening repository [~]/.local/share/flatpak/repo: opendir(objects): No such file or directory"
I would be okay with reinstalling everything if needed; I just don't have a lot of understanding on how flatpak relates to the broader MX system.
Thanks in advance!
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:22 pm
by JayM
Please run Quick System Info and post your system information whenever asking for help as per the
forum rules (
which please read.) Just run it then right-click paste in a reply, don't copy/paste. Instructions are
here if you need them. Thanks.
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:59 pm
by ntnsndr
Thank you,
@JayM—sorry about the bad etiquette.
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Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:06 pm
by JayM
Right-click on a flatpak app in Whisker, select edit application, copy the command, open a terminal and run it there, and look for error messages.
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:08 pm
by ntnsndr
Thanks, @JayM. Same error as above: "While opening repository [~]/.local/share/flatpak/repo: opendir(objects): No such file or directory"
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:10 pm
by andyprough
ntnsndr wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:26 pm
I rely on flatpaks for a few apps on MX. Suddenly they don't seem to be opening. Here is the current state:
* Apps do register as installed in the MX Package Installer, and I just updated them all there
* Flatpak apps do appear in XFCE Whisker Menu, but nothing happens when I click one
* App names in terminal (eg "zoom") get "command not found"
* commands "flatpak list" and "flatpak update" get "While opening repository [~]/.local/share/flatpak/repo: opendir(objects): No such file or directory"
I would be okay with reinstalling everything if needed; I just don't have a lot of understanding on how flatpak relates to the broader MX system.
Thanks in advance!
You should read this reddit thread - apparently some important flatpak files can switch ownership to the "root" user, which will cause you this problem. You can look at ownership of your flatpak files and directories and see if you have a problem in this regard:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kdeneon/commen ... g/e80jdhy/
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:25 pm
by ntnsndr
@andyprough Thank you for this suggestion. For me, the chown command in the thread didn't help (the command ran fine, but didn't change the errors). As far as I can tell, everything in the .local/share/flatpak is owned by my user, and was before I did the command.
Is there a safe way to clean the slate on flatpak without messing up the relevant runtimes for MX, etc.? I can easily reinstall the handful of packages I use flatpak for.
Thank you for bearing with me!
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found [Solved]
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 4:05 am
by andyprough
ntnsndr wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:25 pm
@andyprough Thank you for this suggestion. For me, the chown command in the thread didn't help (the command ran fine, but didn't change the errors). As far as I can tell, everything in the .local/share/flatpak is owned by my user, and was before I did the command.
Is there a safe way to clean the slate on flatpak without messing up the relevant runtimes for MX, etc.? I can easily reinstall the handful of packages I use flatpak for.
Thank you for bearing with me!
Let's try creating the folder that flatpak complains is missing:
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mkdir -p ~/.local/share/flatpak/repo/objects/
This has worked for some others with your same error. What happens for you now when you run "flatpak list" or "flatpak update"?
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:01 am
by ntnsndr
Thanks—I'll give that a try and report back.
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:34 pm
by ntnsndr
That did it! Thank you so much.
Re: Flatpaks suddenly not opening, repo not found
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:11 am
by andyprough
ntnsndr wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:34 pm
That did it! Thank you so much.
Sweet! That was a good little detective mystery.
