Flatpack Issue: Input Buffer Too Short

[jn64 (Justin Koh)]

Flatpak install/update fails with "Need more input" or "Input buffer too small"

Problem When installing or updating flatpaks on Fedora 38, you might see an error like this one: Error: ... Writing content object: Need more input or this one: Error: ... Input buffer too small It might only happen for some flatpaks and not others (it seems to affect the larger ones), so your app might be just partially installed/updated. Cause There was a regression between flatpak and ostree, once ostree-2023.4-1.fc38 update was pushed into stable Fedora updates. Related Issues [Bug]: …