From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Damien Cassou Subject: bug#39950: flatpack packages can't open external applications Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:41:21 +0100 Message-ID: <87r1y535ri.fsf@cassou.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45983) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAt-0008MG-Ti for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:42:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAs-00005x-Ri for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:42:03 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:38345) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAs-00005V-OA for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:42:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAs-0002Ln-L6 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:42:02 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45638) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAQ-0008Le-EH for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:41:35 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAP-0007Lq-3I for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:41:34 -0500 Received: from mail.choca.pics ([80.67.172.235]:46098) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jAEAO-00071N-St for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:41:33 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [IPv6:::1]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0281181929E8 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2020 15:41:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.choca.pics ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail.choca.pics [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id wZ5lZ4v16wqG for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2020 15:41:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [IPv6:::1]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A2D9181929E0 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2020 15:41:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.choca.pics ([IPv6:::1]) by localhost (mail.choca.pics [IPv6:::1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id 6wpGYZExc07J for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2020 15:41:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from luz4 (lfbn-ren-1-1414-74.w90-27.abo.wanadoo.fr [90.27.133.74]) by mail.choca.pics (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 30CA918192B26 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 2020 15:41:23 +0100 (CET) List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 39950@debbugs.gnu.org Hi, when I install a flatpak package under Guix System, this package works but can't open external applications. This is a problem for some applications, e.g., Blender will never open your web browser. How to reproduce: $ guix install flatpak $ flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo $ flatpak --user install flathub org.blender.Blender $ flatpak --user run org.blender.Blender In Blender, click on the Help menu in the menu bar and choose "User communities". This is supposed to open a web browser but no browser will pop up. When in bash, I can use xdg-open to open a web page without problem. -- Damien Cassou "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill