[NOT AN ISSUE] - DistroBox - DaVinci Helper doesn't launch with sudo in distrobox container

[Zeglius]

Distrobox container (fedora 41 image). By running davinci-helper in terminal, shows needs to be run as root.

Running with sudo davinci-helper, doesnt open the app:

📦[zeglius@distrobox-dKTcWwebJz ~]$ LC_all=C sudo davinci-helper 

(davinci-helper:113594): Gtk-WARNING **: 00:09:08.164: Unable to acquire session bus: Falló al ejecutar el proceso hijo «dbus-launch» (No existe el fichero o el directorio)
MESA-INTEL: warning: ../src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c:763: FINISHME: support YUV colorspace with DRM format modifiers
MESA-INTEL: warning: ../src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c:794: FINISHME: support more multi-planar formats with DRM modifiers
Couldn't open libGLESv2.so.2: libGLESv2.so.2: no se puede abrir el fichero del objeto compartido: No existe el fichero o el directorio
Abortado

Running with sudo -E davinci-helper, it does opens the app, but still show the same error message as running without sudo:

[H3rz3n]

The issue is happening because DaVinci Helper uses Polkit to get root permission. I never tried Distrobox and I don't know if it supports the use of Polkit to get authentication. The idea behind DaVinci Helper is to run DaVinci Resolve natively on Fedora Linux, without using any type of container or intermediation.

[Malix-Labs]

@H3rz3n could you close this issue as "not planned" instead of "completed" please? :)

[Malix-Labs]

The idea behind DaVinci Helper is to run DaVinci Resolve natively on Fedora Linux, without using any type of container or intermediation.

Would you also consider adding support for atomic systems (such as Fedora Atomic) ?

Those systems rely mostly on Flatpak / Distroboxes for GUIs

[H3rz3n]

The idea behind DaVinci Helper is to run DaVinci Resolve natively on Fedora Linux, without using any type of container or intermediation.

Would you also consider adding support for atomic systems (such as Fedora Atomic) ?

Those systems rely mostly on Flatpak / Distroboxes for GUIs

Maybe in the future, now the priority is to make a fully functional porting for Debian-based OS like Linux Mint, Ubuntu, ecc... .

I tried to make a Flatpack version of DaVinci Helper but I had some troubles with Polkit. Making a version for Distrobox would be probably easier because replacing polkit commands with sudo should be enough to make it compatible. If you have some spare time you can try yourself to replace those commands with sudo. (^_^)

[Malix-Labs]

I tried to make a Flatpack version of DaVinci Helper but I had some troubles with Polkit

Also see https://github.com/ublue-os/config/issues/339#issuecomment-2459947848 :)

[gmankab]

I tried to make a Flatpack version of DaVinci Helper but I had some troubles with Polkit.

i think i can help with troubles solving

@H3rz3n, can you share flatpak manifest you wrote?

[H3rz3n]

I tried to make a Flatpack version of DaVinci Helper but I had some troubles with Polkit.

i think i can help with troubles solving

@H3rz3n, can you share flatpak manifest you wrote?

I'm sorry but I don't have it anymore, I tried to make a flatpak version when I was trying to compile the first builds of the version 1. Thank you for your support ! (^_^)

[gmankab]

ok maybe i will try to write manifest from scratch