Flatpak and ALSA

driver · 2022-09-25 09:03:05

I want to use the Librewolf Flatpak and I can't get sound to work with ALSA. I was trying a year ago, fiddling with flatseal and gave up.

Please don't suggest to use the Librewolf apt repo instead. I will not.

Last edited by driver (2022-09-25 09:03:27)

delgado · 2022-09-25 11:49:54

The Librewolf Appimage has working sound using ALSA (the build from the apt repo does not, for whatever reason).
Maybe an option ... .
EDIT: Typo

Last edited by delgado (2022-09-25 13:14:13)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2022-09-25 13:13:26

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions … a_flatpak/

Disclaimer: I don't use flatpak so I have no personal experience of this issue.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2022-09-25 13:13:38)

driver · 2022-09-25 13:42:01

delgado wrote:

The Librewolf Appimage has working sound using ALSA (the build from the apt repo does not, for whatever reason).
Maybe an option ... .
EDIT: Typo

You are right, I forgot about that. I read about the build from their apt repo not working with ALSA for some reason. I won't use the AppImage either, because I want the browser to be somewhat sandboxed.

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions … a_flatpak/
Disclaimer: I don't use flatpak so I have no personal experience of this issue.

I have to admit that I am not any wiser after reading this. The conclusion is it doesn't work? I only tried the whole flatpak thing again because I read some recent post or article that stated that flatpak works with ALSA now. After upgrading to Chimaera and therefore a more recent version of flatpak, I thought I should give it another try.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2022-09-25 14:53:53

driver wrote:

The conclusion is it doesn't work?

That is my understanding.

I'm using Arch, which has v1.14.0, and that pulls in xdg-desktop-portal & pipewire with it. I presume you have Recommends disabled (which isn't the best idea) because it looks like De{bi,vu}an's version should also bring in those packages in a sanely configured system (ie, one that has Recommends enabled by default).

driver · 2022-09-25 15:35:22

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

driver wrote:
The conclusion is it doesn't work?
That is my understanding.

That sucks. I might end up installing pulseaudio, which I have blacklisted...

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

I'm using Arch, which has v1.14.0, and that pulls in xdg-desktop-portal & pipewire with it. I presume you have Recommends disabled (which isn't the best idea) because it looks like De{bi,vu}an's version should also bring in those packages in a sanely configured system (ie, one that has Recommends enabled by default).

I decide on a case-by-case basis if I use --no-install-recommends. Completely disabling it is not for me. Pipewire was probably installed when I upgraded to Chimaera.

charliebrownau · 2022-09-25 22:29:31

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#1 2022-09-25 09:03:05

Flatpak and ALSA

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