linuxmint / linuxmint/mintinstall
Browsing too many Flatpaks gives error
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- Python
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Description
Since upgrading from LM 22 to 22.1, when browsing through packages in Software Manager, after viewing a certain number of Flatpak package description pages, Software Manager starts putting up the following dialog after every Flatpak description page view:
An error occurred: While opening repository /var/lib/flatpak/repo: opening repo: openat(config): Too many open files
After it starts showing this dialog, I cannot install any Flatpak packages through Software Manager. It seems to reset itself after quitting Software Manager. After I've quit Software Manager and run it again, I can view Flatpak description pages again for a bit, until it hits that point again and starts showing the dialog.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Software Manager by opening successive Flatpak description pages and observing when the open-file error appears. Inspect the Flatpak description-page handling and resource lifecycle; done means repeated browsing no longer exhausts open files and Flatpak installation continues without restarting the application.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100