Libertine X apps crash on start

[manesec]

I am trying to run gedit in libertine, however install a base container will have errors, so I fix that in this Impossible to create a libertine container #1305 .

add self.run_in_container('apt remove -y makedev') to line 86 of /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/libertine/ChrootContainer.py

and run with libertine-container-manager create -i mycontainer it will create a container.

When I try to install gedit using apt, it success.

However launch gedit with ubuntu-app-launch or just touch in start menu, and crashing without anything error. Like this

I find log, there is not anything log file like $HOME/.cache/upstart/application-legacy-puritine_*_0.0-.log

Is anyone success to run X app in libertine? Anything help for this solutions? Or provide anything log files?

[AppLee]

Hi @manesec
I'm not expert at all with everything Libertine.
But from what I read on the forum it is really hard to get X apps to work in Libertine.

The reason is that Ubuntu Touch uses Mir and support of XMir is not mature enough.
For Wayland devices (basically the PinePhone) there is the same issue with XWayland.
So this bridge between Lomiri (Mir) and X is not mature enough that why it is advertise that Libertine works fine for CLI commands but hit and miss with GUI applications.

[manesec]

@applee well, I got this, CLI command already works fine but GUI can't launch every application
I am trying to use Libertine to install like vnc server, is any possable to do this?

[AppLee]

@manesec
Sorry, I never used Libertine, only once to test it out with my BQ M10 while Canonical was still in charge.
:man_shrugging: I have no clue if it will work.

Best of luck and hopefully someone with more knowledge will help you out.