Kodi 21.2-Omega not working in Bazzite 43
Today I updated Kodi to the latest version due to a prompt in Flatpack. Recently I also upgraded to the latest Bazzite update, and I didn't check if the already installed Kodi was working after this, so I'm not sure whether it could be the Bazzite update or the Kodi one.
The issue: When launching Kodi, the app attempts to open (visible in taskbar) but never launches (no front-end), and it closes (at least visually in the taskbar).
What I've noticed, is that if I run Kodi through the App Launcher, it attempts to open but doesn't show on the System Monitor under "Applications", while opening it from Flatpack does make it show there, even if it doesn't launch either.
Additional information: When the update prompted in Flatpack, after a few minutes it prompted again. I clicked on both, so I feel like I installed the update twice. Not sure whether that could've been the root cause of the issue or have something to do with it.
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this fixed it for me
sudo flatpak update tv.kodi.Kodi --commit=00bf84dd49d2ddcbf18b73e9dcc1b471d0d70ba6d832eae4d595aa524a514a0d this fixed it for me17 Replies
it is usually almost certainly not the system
flatpaks are almost entirely separate from any system stuff
in this case it definitely is a problem with the flatpak itself
i installed it myself & can confirm
same issue as you
Solution
this fixed it for me
sudo flatpak update tv.kodi.Kodi --commit=00bf84dd49d2ddcbf18b73e9dcc1b471d0d70ba6d832eae4d595aa524a514a0d this fixed it for meit'll downgrade kodi to the previous version
@nagito || Knight of Emilia yeah, thanks! That indeed worked fine 🥰
the flatpak is made by the kodi devs
not sure how they managed to break it
though the idea of flatpak is that everyone gets the same exact app regardless of Linux distro
if it breaks as it did here it breaks for everyone
as it did here
that's good to know. One of my main concerns was actually if the flatpack could be done by "anyone" and which ones to trust tbh 😅
(I don't want to assume "if it's on Bazaar is completely safe")
it can but this one is official from what i could see
Install Kodi on Linux | Flathub
Ultimate entertainment center
this the flathub website
flathub is where you get most flatpak apps
& where bazar gets apps from
see it has a blue checkmark where it says kodi.tv
there are a few ways devs verofy
either they own the app's repository on github or they own the website
in this case kodi.tv
or in some cases the app is manually verified by flathub staff
Thanks for hte info! I'll defo make sure to check on flathub / Github from now on 😊
oh apparently you have to upload a file to the website to make your flatpak verified
at least for website based verification
guessing a recent update, since bazaar updated it today for me
That rollback command worked for me as well
you can Right click on the comment with the solution > apps > Mark solution so other people know it works for more than just me 😛
Also, quick update. I've just tried updating to the latest version (it still shows as 21.2 Omega in Bazaar) and it's working fine now. At least the solution will still serve to those who've already installed the damaged package
i just updated latest version works
so you should be good updating