Flatpak updates are stuck? I think?

The “org.freedestkop.Platform” update lingers… I can’t update it, or remove it, it’s constantly telling me that I have 1 update.

It’s been this way for a couple of weeks now.

I don’t really know what the issue is… can anyone help?


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Can you go TTY2 (CTRL+ALT+F3) and execute the following command: pacman -Syu as root.

Did you refreshed your mirrors?

sudo pacman-mirrors --fasttrack

This is a Flatpak update btw
It should vanished after you update in terminal also:

flatpak update --system

After the last stable release update (3 weeks ago), Flatpak updates showed up in Pamac GUI now.

This Flatpak check can disabled under Pamac>Preferences>Third-Party> and scroll down to Flatpak disable check for updates.

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This is flatpak and not related to any mirrors.

I would simply disable flatpak in pamac and use the cli.

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How comes that flatpak updates needs no mirrors?

That sounds like the problem. I have “updates” checked for Flatpaks…

Will I be notified of a Flatpak update if I don’t have this option checked? Or will I have to do that manually?

If you remove this update check, you won’t get notified for Flatpak updates.

But you won’t got notified in the past to relations with flatpak for the last ~1 year’s anyways.

You need to have to look for flatpak updates manually with this command.

Flatpaks dont use the repository mirrors. So not related.

What happens from

flatpak update

That’s what mithrial said already, but do you know why?

There is no answer between your asking the question and my response.
By mithrial or anyone else.

They dont serve the same things and are not the same framework.
The manjaro repositories have never been a source for flatpaks. Or SNAPs. Or … anything but ALPM repository packages.

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Flatpak and Manjaro repositories are seperated, okay this makes sense.

But there should be required a mirror to find the host or not?

Don’t get me wrong, i would be glad if we don’t had to manually refresh our mirrors with pamac, but im just a little confused why this is working for flatpak so flawless but not with our repositories. :thinking:

Furthermore libpamac-flatpak-plugin does this

post_install() {
  # enable flatpak repo
  flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
}

A source is required, yes, but its already handled.
There is nothing for a pamac user to do in regards to that normally.
(and there is no pamac function related to it)

If one wanted to mess with the flatpak repos they might do so with something like

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists --user flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

And could list current ones with

flatpak remotes

The archwiki covers most things
Flatpak - ArchWiki


Im not sure I follow. The example here is of pamac not properly communicating a flatpak change.
It would appear that OP only has an issue with this flatpak entry.

If you mean something like ‘source selection’ … again theres some difference. Flatpak is only one official source. Thats what its set as. Manjaro repos are various mirrors hosted on different servers internationally. This is handled on the user side by something like pacman-mirrors, or the newer meta solution of using the ‘global’ mirrors. Though I will also concede that pamac has had various troubles, sometimes requiring a force-refresh, and so on. But that doesnt have much to do with the mirrors. Or ALPM. Thats just pamac.

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A similar issue has been encountered before on this forum:

The solution in that case:

Run flatpak upgrade for the current user, without sudo.

I know that If I look in a Manjaro http or ftp mirror there are no Flatpak packages
because they are proprietary to Flathub

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I know the Flatpak / Appimage / (Snaps… let’s not even go there) can be quite the debate as to the problems that they have. I try to use the official repos as much as I can, and only deviate to the AUR if I have to. I still prefer to use AUR instead of Flatpak, if the package is available.

I think I am only running one Flatpak on my system, and it’s only because the version in the official repos isn’t compatible with the version on my phone. Apparently Signal is REALLY picky about that.

One of the things that brought me to Manjaro is how up to date the offical repos tend to be. I prefer the standard packages, because they work better in the system, and tend not to take up near as much space on your HD. Also, Manjaro is REALLY good about getting the proper dependencies, and ONLY the dependencies needed.

I have been using Manjaro since Kubuntu 22.04, and have not looked back since.

Thanks for the help everyone!

I dont think any of that was even being brought up here.
Some people just didnt understand the differences between the repos, flathub, etc.

If anything theres been some pointing out of persistent pamac flaws. :wink:

But the question still burns …

??

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I will, as soon as I check flatpak update.

flatpak update --system worked.

Thanks again!

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