flatpak
[Bug]: "[7] Couldn't connect to server" on Alpine Linux Edge
Checklist
- [X] I agree to follow the Code of Conduct that this project adheres to.
- [X] I have searched the issue tracker for a bug that matches the one I want to file, without success.
- [X] If this is an issue with a particular app, I have tried filing it in the appropriate issue tracker for the app (e.g. under https://github.com/flathub/) and determined that it is an issue with Flatpak itself.
- [X] This issue is not a report of a security vulnerability (see here if you need to report a security issue).
Flatpak version
Flatpak 1.14.5
What Linux distribution are you using?
Alpine Linux
Linux distribution version
Edge
What architecture are you using?
x86_64
How to reproduce
I installed Alpine Linux
I followed the instructions on https://flatpak.org/setup/alpine/.
I attempt to use pretty much any of flatpak's functionalities.
Expected Behavior
Packages are installed/searched, and the appstream is updated.
Actual Behavior
Installing a package
localhost:~$ doas flatpak install com.play0ad.zeroad
Looking for matches…
Remotes found with refs similar to ‘com.play0ad.zeroad’:
1) ‘flathub’ (system)
2) ‘fluthub’ (system)
Which do you want to use (0 to abort)? [0-2]: 2
Required runtime for com.play0ad.zeroad/x86_64/stable (runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/22.08) found in remotes:
1) fluthub
2) flathub
Which do you want to install (0 to abort)? [0-2]: 2
com.play0ad.zeroad permissions:
ipc network pulseaudio x11 dri shm
ID Branch Op Remote Download
1. [✗] com.play0ad.zeroad.Locale stable i fluthub 1.0 kB / 1.0 kB
2. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default 22.08 i flathub 1.0 kB / 148.3 MB
3. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default 22.08-extra i flathub 1.0 kB / 148.3 MB
4. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale 22.08 i flathub 1.0 kB / 333.7 MB
5. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264 2.2.0 i flathub 1.0 kB / 944.3 kB
6. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform 22.08 i flathub 1.0 kB / 214.5 MB
7. [ ] com.play0ad.zeroad stable i fluthub < 1.8 GB
Warning: While pulling runtime/com.play0ad.zeroad.Locale/x86_64/stable from remote fluthub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/22.08 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/22.08-extra from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale/x86_64/22.08 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264/x86_64/2.2.0 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Error: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/22.08 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
error: Failed to install org.freedesktop.Platform: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/22.08 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Searching
localhost:~$ flatpak search 0ad
No matches found
localhost:~$
Updating the appstream
localhost:~$ flatpak update --appstream
Updating appstream data for remote flathub
Error updating: While pulling appstream2/x86_64 from remote flathub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Updating appstream data for remote fluthub
Error updating: While pulling appstream2/x86_64 from remote fluthub: While fetching https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config: [7] Couldn't connect to server
Additional Information
I am using Alpine Linux. Network is functional.
Are you using a proxy?
Are you able to curl https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config ?
Are you using a proxy?
No.
Are you able to curl
https://dl.flathub.org/repo/config?
Yes.
Maybe your ISP is blocking it. We have had report of this happening.
No. Flathub has worked in tha past. I cannot see a possible insentive for blocking Flathub either.
Thing is flatpak != flathub. (this is flatpak issue tracker) If any indication there is, it's a problem between your location and flathub.
It's not because it worked in the past that it works now.
The errors are inconsistant. Sometimes it starts to install, and other times, it immediately reports an error.
I get the same error on my other Alpine machine. Not on machines running other operating systems.
I had this issue too. I suspected something was wrong with dns and I reinstalled. Just into the bare minimum I tested, without DE, and got the same (exact same) output from both regular and beta repos, so I removed my first resolv.conf entry (my router) and issued "nameserver 8.8.8.8". Now the problem is gone. Everything in flatpak connects. Alpine Edge updated to the time of posting
I get the same error on my other Alpine machine. Not on machines running other operating systems.
I had this issue too. … Alpine Edge
Because this seems to be specific to Alpine Linux Edge, it looks like a problem with the way Flatpak has been packaged in Alpine, or a problem with dependencies provided by Alpine (for example it could be a problem with libcurl, TLS CA certificates, name resolution, or the C library more generally).
Am I correct to think that Alpine uses musl as its C library, unlike most Linux distributions which use glibc? If that's the case, then that's an obvious source of possible incompatibilities.
I would suggest talking to Alpine's support channels, specifically the packagers responsible for its flatpak package.