Impossible to create a libertine container

[ernesst]

• Device: OP3
• Channel: Edge
• Build: 19-11-25

Steps to reproduce

Try to create a Libertine container

Expected behavior

Able to create a container from the gui or the terminal, as per http://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html

Actual behavior

the gui comes back to the main container creation screen after validating name of the container.

Logfiles and additional information

`phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ libertine-container-manager list

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ libertine-container-manager create -i xenial

Enter password for your user in the Libertine container or leave blank for no password:

Password:

libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create(): Failed to create container: 'No module named 'libertine.LxcContainer''
`

[ernesst]

This command seems to produce a container :
libertine-container-manager create --id test --type chroot --name 'Libertine Demo'
but fails on initializing makedev
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/tjdmNMwkTt/

Command from this bug test : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libertine/+bug/1556303

[lakotaubp]

I can confirm this. Try to setup from system settings, tap create brief change of page then back to create page.

[Vince1171]

seems to appear on all Halium based ports

[faissaloo]

I'm getting this on the Pinephone

[xonq]

If you create a chroot type container it in the command line, it ultimately fails at some permission error, however, I was then able to view the libertine container in both the cl and settings. I was able to install an app via the settings GUI, and then use it by starting a bash shell in the container libertine-container-manager exec -i $CONTAINER -c /bin/bash

[vuldin]

When running the following command:
libertine-container-manager create --type chroot -i vuldin-container

I get lots of output with errors ending in the following:

...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ca-certificates
 dictionaries-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ChrootContainer.py:126: ERROR: create_libertine_container(): Failure installing 'apt-transport-https' during container creation
libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create():    Failed to create container: 'destroy_libertine_container() missing 1 required positional argument: 'force''

Then trying this command says the container doesn't exist:
libertine-container-manager exec -i vuldin-container -c /bin/bash

[hacker1024]

I'm getting this too, using a custom kernel (4.14) + the GSI on my Redmi K20 Pro.

[hacker1024]

sudo apt install python3-libertine* gets me a little further.

libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create(): Failed to create container: ''

If I remove the try-catch, here's the stacktrace.

[milikhin]

This command seems to produce a container :
libertine-container-manager create --id test --type chroot --name 'Libertine Demo'
but fails on initializing makedev
https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/tjdmNMwkTt/

Command from this bug test : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libertine/+bug/1556303

I'm also getting a similar error about makedev on Pocophone F1 running UBports GSI.
If I understand correctly the issue happens when makedev tries to create various files at /dev/* on its postinstall.
But we already have /dev/ mounted from the host since we are using fakechroot, so makedev gets permission denied when tries to execute rm /dev/sd*.

The issues doesn't happen on my Xperia X as it doesn't have /dev/sd* on the host.

Uninstalling makedev after the debootstrap (here for example) resolves the issue and makes it possible to create a container.

I wonder if we need makedev in a container? Or it could be safely removed?

[milikhin]

When running the following command:
libertine-container-manager create --type chroot -i vuldin-container

I get lots of output with errors ending in the following:

...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ca-certificates
 dictionaries-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ChrootContainer.py:126: ERROR: create_libertine_container(): Failure installing 'apt-transport-https' during container creation
libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create():    Failed to create container: 'destroy_libertine_container() missing 1 required positional argument: 'force''

Then trying this command says the container doesn't exist:
libertine-container-manager exec -i vuldin-container -c /bin/bash

Setting TMPDIR=/tmp env var resolves the issue for me: TMPDIR=/tmp libertine-container-manager exec -i vuldin-container -c /bin/bash

[ernesst]

When running the following command:
libertine-container-manager create --type chroot -i vuldin-container
I get lots of output with errors ending in the following:

...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ca-certificates
 dictionaries-common
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ChrootContainer.py:126: ERROR: create_libertine_container(): Failure installing 'apt-transport-https' during container creation
libertine-container-manager:123: ERROR: create():    Failed to create container: 'destroy_libertine_container() missing 1 required positional argument: 'force''

Then trying this command says the container doesn't exist:
libertine-container-manager exec -i vuldin-container -c /bin/bash

Setting TMPDIR=/tmp env var resolves the issue for me: TMPDIR=/tmp libertine-container-manager exec -i vuldin-container -c /bin/bash

How are you able to create a container without being destroyed at the end of the installer ?

[milikhin]

Setting TMPDIR environment variable before executing libertine-container-manager resolves the issue with ca-certificates for me.
It's just: TMPDIR=/tmp libertine-container-manager create --type chroot -i vuldin-container.
Then ca-certificates package is installed successfully and a container is created.

[RoiArthurB]

Any update on this issue ?

I freshly install UT on my old OnePlus3 and none of the creation of a container by the 3 methods (GUI, cli, cli w/ TMDIR) works, I have Permission denied errors cause by makedev package 😞

[PeterCxy]

@RoiArthurB add self.run_in_container('apt remove -y makedev') to line 86 of /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/libertine/ChrootContainer.py fixed libertine container creation for me. This basically just gets rid of makedev once debootstrap finishes

[RoiArthurB]

@PeterCxy it works, thanks a lot ! 🙏
Just asking, this quick fix will be erased at the next UBports update, right ?