Linux Mint 22 to 22.1 update fails if you are using Wayland

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
linux, python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reading /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/rel_upgrade.py and rel_upgrade_root.py, then reproduce the Mint 22 to 22.1 upgrade from a Wayland session. Trace how the command arguments are assembled and verify that the upgrade no longer exits with “Missing arguments!” when run under Wayland.

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Description

BUG

Describe the bug
Using mintupdate Update Manager to upgrade from 22 to 22.1 fails with no explaination if you're logged in to a Wayland session

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To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Login to Mint 22 desktop using Wayland
  2. Follow usual steps to upgrade to 22.1

Distribution: Linux Mint

Software version: 6.1.5

Logs:
Nothing in logs, however stdout has:

Missing arguments!
Command 'pkexec /usr/bin/mint-release-upgrade-root wilma' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Additional context

The script /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/rel_upgrade_root.py expects two arguments, codename and window_id however the previous script /usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/rel_upgrade.py only adds the window_id if the current session is X11:

        if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
            cmd += ["%s" % self.assistant.get_window().get_xid()]
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