[BUG] flatpak can't run apps

Open
#394 2 comments 0 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

@thelamer is already working on this.

Since Mar 10, 2026.

Assessment

This issue has not been assessed yet.

Description

work-in-progress
Is there an existing issue for this?
  • I have searched the existing issues
Current Behavior

flatpak can't run apps

Expected Behavior

No response

Steps To Reproduce

in docker run as root:
apt-get update && apt-get install -y flatpak && flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

flatpak install -y flathub io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium
run as user:
flatpak run io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled_chromium

Environment
- OS:
- How docker service was installed:
CPU architecture

x86-64

Docker creation
docker run -d \
  --name=webtop \
  --restart=always \
  --privileged `#for flatpak` \
  --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN \
  --cap-add=SYS_NICE \
  --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
  --cap-add=SETUID \
  --cap-add=SETGID \
  --security-opt apparmor=unconfined \
  --security-opt seccomp=unconfined \
  --shm-size="1gb" `#optional` \
  --device /dev/fuse:/dev/fuse `#optional` \
  --device /dev/dri:/dev/dri `#optional` \
  --device /dev/kvm:/dev/kvm `#optional` \
  --device /dev/uinput:/dev/uinput \
  -p 7070:7070 `#optional anydesk`\
  -p 47984-47990:47984-47990/tcp `#sunshine`\
  -p 48010:48010 `#sunshine`\
  -p 47998-48000:47998-48000/udp `#sunshine`\
  -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup \
  -e PUID=2000 \
  -e PGID=2000 \
  -e TZ=Etc/UTC \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -p 3001:3001 \
  -v /data/webtop-config:/config \
  -v /data/webtop-docker:/var/lib/docker \
lscr.io/linuxserver/webtop:ubuntu-xfce
Container logs
dbus-daemon[347]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.Accounts' requested by ':1.49' (uid=2000 pid=5525 comm="flatpak run io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled" label="flatpak (unconfined)") (using servicehelper)
dbus-daemon[347]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.Accounts' failed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.Accounts: Permission denied
dbus-daemon[347]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.Accounts' requested by ':1.50' (uid=2000 pid=5547 comm="flatpak run io.github.ungoogled_software.ungoogled" label="flatpak (unconfined)") (using servicehelper)
dbus-daemon[347]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.Accounts' failed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.Accounts: Permission denied
Dominant language
Shell
Stars
4.4k
Forks
377
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

More from linuxserver/docker-webtop

All issues in linuxserver/docker-webtop

Similar issues

More Shell/Bash issues

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.