Public bug reported: How I Fixed xdg-desktop-portal issue on Ubuntu 25.04 development version
As of today there is a rotten issue in Ubuntu 25.04 regarding several features not working due to problems with xdg-desktop-portal. Apps won’t open by clicking, menus not working, download problems, etc. BUT NOW ALL YOUR PROBLEMS ARE GONE LADIES! Clone from the official repos, the three problematic packages * xdg-desktop-portal * xdg-desktop-portal-gtk * xdg-desktop-portal-gnome https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome git clone <repo> cd <package> meson build –prefix=/usr ninja -C build sudo ninja -C build install You will probably need to install lotsa dependencies the script will complain, with that I cannot help specifically, but usually you put the name of the complained lib prefixed with lib<name>-dev and sudo apt install <lib package name>; After doing the above process for all three packages, Just reboot, things will work again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04 Package: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome 47.1-4ubuntu1 [modified: usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome usr/share/applications/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.desktop] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-1007.7-lowlatency 6.11.0 Uname: Linux 6.11.0-1007-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.31.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Jan 17 23:07:33 2025 InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-09-05 (135 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20240323) SourcePackage: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-01-17 (0 days ago) ** Affects: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug plucky third-party-packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xdg-desktop-portal-gnome in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2095214 Title: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome crashes Status in xdg-desktop-portal-gnome package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: How I Fixed xdg-desktop-portal issue on Ubuntu 25.04 development version As of today there is a rotten issue in Ubuntu 25.04 regarding several features not working due to problems with xdg-desktop-portal. Apps won’t open by clicking, menus not working, download problems, etc. BUT NOW ALL YOUR PROBLEMS ARE GONE LADIES! Clone from the official repos, the three problematic packages * xdg-desktop-portal * xdg-desktop-portal-gtk * xdg-desktop-portal-gnome https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome git clone <repo> cd <package> meson build –prefix=/usr ninja -C build sudo ninja -C build install You will probably need to install lotsa dependencies the script will complain, with that I cannot help specifically, but usually you put the name of the complained lib prefixed with lib<name>-dev and sudo apt install <lib package name>; After doing the above process for all three packages, Just reboot, things will work again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04 Package: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome 47.1-4ubuntu1 [modified: usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome usr/share/applications/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.desktop] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-1007.7-lowlatency 6.11.0 Uname: Linux 6.11.0-1007-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.31.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Jan 17 23:07:33 2025 InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-09-05 (135 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20240323) SourcePackage: xdg-desktop-portal-gnome UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-01-17 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome/+bug/2095214/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
