libwebkit error on Ubuntu 24.04

[maksemen2]

Description

Running "wails dev" causes such error message:

Building application for development...
  • Generating bindings: Done.
  • Compiling application: # github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/assetserver/webview
# [pkg-config --cflags  -- gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0 webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0 webkit2gtk-4.0 gtk+-3.0 webkit2gtk-4.0]
Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-3.0' found
Package gio-unix-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gio-unix-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gio-unix-2.0' found
Package webkit2gtk-4.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `webkit2gtk-4.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'webkit2gtk-4.0' found
Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-3.0' found
Package gio-unix-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gio-unix-2.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gio-unix-2.0' found
Package webkit2gtk-4.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `webkit2gtk-4.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'webkit2gtk-4.0' found
Package gtk+-3.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gtk+-3.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gtk+-3.0' found
Package webkit2gtk-4.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `webkit2gtk-4.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'webkit2gtk-4.0' found

Build error - exit status 1
No version running, build will be retriggered as soon as changes have been detected

To Reproduce

1. Run wails dev

Expected behaviour

Everything works fine

Screenshots

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Attempted Fixes

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System Details

# Wails
Version         | v2.9.1
Package Manager | apt   

# System
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
| OS           | Ubuntu                                                         |
| Version      | 24.04                                                          |
| ID           | ubuntu                                                         |
| Go Version   | go1.22.2                                                       |
| Platform     | linux                                                          |
| Architecture | amd64                                                          |
| CPU          | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor                              |
| GPU 1        | Unknown                                                        |
| GPU 2        | GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] (NVIDIA Corporation) - Driver: nvidia |
| Memory       | 32GB                                                           |
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

# Dependencies
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
| Dependency | Package Name          | Status    | Version          |
| *docker    | docker.io             | Available | 24.0.7-0ubuntu4  |
| gcc        | build-essential       | Installed | 13.2.0           |
| libgtk-3   | libgtk-3-dev          | Installed | 3.24.41-4ubuntu1 |
| libwebkit  | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev | Installed | 2.36.0-2ubuntu1  |
| npm        | npm                   | Installed | 10.8.1           |
| *nsis      | nsis                  | Installed | v3.09-4          |
| pkg-config | pkg-config            | Installed | 0.29.2           |
└───────────────────── * - Optional Dependency ─────────────────────┘

# Diagnosis
Optional package(s) installation details: 
  - docker: sudo apt install docker.io

 SUCCESS  Your system is ready for Wails development!

Additional context

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[makew0rld]

https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/building/

If you are using a Linux distribution that does not have webkit2gtk-4.0 (such as Ubuntu 24.04), you will need to add -tags webkit2_41.

[maksemen2]

https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/building/

If you are using a Linux distribution that does not have webkit2gtk-4.0 (such as Ubuntu 24.04), you will need to add -tags webkit2_41.

does this tag work on wails dev command?

[makew0rld]

Yes, try it out and see if it works for you. It should solve your problem.

[leaanthony]

Duplicate #3581