New install of Fedora workstation and can't install flatpak apps

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For example:

% flatpak install mousai -y
Looking for matches…
Required runtime for io.github.seadve.Mousai/x86_64/stable (runtime/org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/44) found in remote flathub

io.github.seadve.Mousai permissions:
    network     fallback-x11    pulseaudio    wayland    x11    dri

        ID                                              Branch                 Op            Remote             Download
 1. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default             22.08                  i             flathub             46.6 MB / 143.1 MB
        ID                                              Branch                 Op            Remote             Download
 1. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default             22.08                  i             flathub             46.6 MB / 143.1 MB
 2. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default             22.08-extra            i             flathub             48.7 MB / 143.1 MB
 3. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel            22.08                  i             flathub             13.4 MB / 13.4 MB
 4. [✗] org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264               2.2.0                  i             flathub            541.8 kB / 944.3 kB
 5. [✗] org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Yaru-olive                    3.22                   i             flathub            138.5 kB / 185.0 kB
 6. [✗] org.gnome.Platform                              44                     i             flathub            127.5 MB / 326.4 MB
 7. [ ] io.github.seadve.Mousai                         stable                 i             flathub            < 1.1 MB

Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/22.08 from remote flathub: Writing content object: Need more input
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default/x86_64/22.08-extra from remote flathub: Writing content object: Need more input
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel/x86_64/22.08 from remote flathub: Writing content object: Need more input
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264/x86_64/2.2.0 from remote flathub: Input buffer too small
Warning: While pulling runtime/org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Yaru-olive/x86_64/3.22 from remote flathub: Input buffer too small
Error: While pulling runtime/org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/44 from remote flathub: Writing content object: Need more input
error: Failed to install org.gnome.Platform: While pulling runtime/org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/44 from remote flathub: Writing content object: Need more input

I have no idea what “more input” it wants, or how to supply it.

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Welcome to Fedora @shinyblue

Did you give it a try with the software app to install it?

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There are a bug report and solutions on GitHub.https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/5452
sudo dnf downgrade ostree-libs seems to fix the issue.
ostree version 2023.4-2 is now available. I recommend updating your Fedora system to resolve the issue. sudo dnf upgrade

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Yes I did, but it just gave the same error in a popup over the UI

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Just run this and reboot after you did the downgrade

  • sudo flatpak repair
    (i had the same problem)
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I thought the solutions didn’t work, but it was user error. I failed to go read the full post at [Bug]: Can't install an application on void linux (Writing content object: Need more input). · Issue #5452 · flatpak/flatpak · GitHub. Thanks @yuntaz

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Thanks, this worked for me :+1:

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Thank you so much this fixed it absolute homie

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You can now update the problem has been fixed in a new update
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/14ksoul/ostree_and_ostreelibs_have_been_updated_flatpak/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
(It works for me)

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And on fedora one can simply run dnf upgrade to upgrade everything or dnf upgrade ostree\* to upgrade only ostree and ostree-libs which contains the fix.

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Just sudo dnf upgrade

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Thanks!