Failed to load PipeWire inside Snap

[pablodz]

Describe the bug
Error Failed to load pipewire

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install on Ubuntu 21.04 / pipewire 0.3.30
2. Open soundux
3. Error happens

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Desktop:

• Environment: Snap latest
• Version: 0.2.7
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• what I described is indeed a problem

Logs:*

>>> soundux
[15:47:42] [success] Config read
[15:47:42] [success] LibWnck found - Icon support is enabled
[15:47:42] [failure] Failed to create AudioBackend instance
[15:47:42] [message] Using DISPLAY :0

(soundux:31143): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.368: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4422:33: Junk at end of value for border

(soundux:31143): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.368: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4434:33: Junk at end of value for border

(soundux:31143): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.368: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4446:33: Junk at end of value for border

(soundux:31143): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.368: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4454:33: Junk at end of value for border
[15:47:42] [warning] Failed to find iconPath for tray icon

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.470: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4422:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.470: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4434:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.470: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4446:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.470: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4454:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.531: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4422:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.531: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4434:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.531: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4446:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:47:42.531: Theme parsing error: gtk.css:4454:33: Junk at end of value for border

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Atk-CRITICAL **: 10:47:42.555: atk_state_set_contains_state: assertion 'ATK_IS_STATE_SET (set)' failed

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 10:47:42.555: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Atk-CRITICAL **: 10:47:42.564: atk_state_set_contains_state: assertion 'ATK_IS_STATE_SET (set)' failed

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 10:47:42.564: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): Atk-CRITICAL **: 10:47:42.564: atk_state_set_contains_state: assertion 'ATK_IS_STATE_SET (set)' failed

(WebKitWebProcess:31272): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 10:47:42.564: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
[15:47:44] [failure] Failed to load pipewire
[15:47:44] [failure] Failed to create AudioBackend instance
[15:47:46] [message] UI exited
[15:47:46] [success] Config written

[Curve]

I think the snap is broken currently, sorry please use the flatpak

[pablodz]

The snap is broken currently, sorry please use the flatpak

Wow, really fast response, thanks mate, I'll try again :) with flatpak

[D3SOX]

I think the Snap currently only works with PulseAudio on Ubuntu > 20.04
Did you change your audio system to PipeWire yourself? If you didn't change anything just click on PulseAudio.
Ubuntu 21.04 just pre-installs PipeWire but it's not used as the default audio server.

[pablodz]

I think the Snap currently only works with PulseAudio on Ubuntu > 20.04
Did you change your audio system to PipeWire yourself? If you didn't change anything just click on PulseAudio

Yeah, I uninstalled pulseaudio from my system and installing only pipewire doing this https://github.com/pablodz/pipewire_python/blob/main/docs/INSTALL_PIPEWIRE.md

[D3SOX]

Try sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-dev and restart Soundux. This may fix it since it's a known bug in the current release when the development headers for it are not installed.

[D3SOX]

doing this https://github.com/pablodz/pipewire_python/blob/main/docs/INSTALL_PIPEWIRE.md

I did that in a VM and it removed the whole desktop lol

[pablodz]

Try sudo apt install libpipewire-0.3-dev and restart Soundux. This may fix it since it's a known bug in the current release when the development headers for it are not installed.

Ohh, I see

doing this https://github.com/pablodz/pipewire_python/blob/main/docs/INSTALL_PIPEWIRE.md

I did that in a VM and it removed the whole desktop lol

lol xd sorry for that, I'll specify all the packages to remove manually, that script removes gnome 3?
gdm3 (if yes, just install sudo apt install gdm3). I'll take a closer look in a few hours

[D3SOX]

I reinstalled the Ubuntu minimal desktop with tasksel and I can reproduce that problem. Still, I don't know how to fix this. The whole Snap architecture only causes problems for me compared to Flatpak and I don't even find something about these errors online.

[pablodz]

How can I build snapcraft package of soundux?, maybe I can give a hand on that

[Curve]

We're probably going to abandon the snap package, sorry.

If anyone's experienced with snap feel free to try and package Soundux, if you do please reach out to us :)

[pablodz]

Ok, anyway, nice try

[D3SOX]

FYI see my comment in the other issue #276 (comment)