[BUG] ML4W Welcome, Settings, and Sidebar Apps Not Launching After Installation

[arshali2774]

Describe the bug

After installing the ML4W dotfiles and following all the necessary post-installation steps, I rebooted my system but was not greeted by the ML4W Welcome app. Additionally, I'm unable to launch the ML4W settings or sidebar apps—running them from the terminal results in errors like:

ml4w-settings
error: app/com.ml4w.settings/x86_64/master not installed

I have searched through existing GitHub issues and tried the suggested solutions, including setting up Flatpak and adding the Flathub remote, but the problem persists. I also tried using AI tools to diagnose the issue, but no success.

Another issue I'm facing is that the system lock screen (password prompt on boot) does not resemble the ML4W lockscreen shown in the documentation or videos.

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install Arch Linux and set up Hyprland as the window manager.
2. Clone and install the ML4W dotfiles by following the official instructions.
3. Complete all the post-installation steps as mentioned in the ML4W documentation.
4. Reboot the system.
5. Observe that the ML4W Welcome app does not appear.
6. Attempt to run ml4w, ml4w-settings, or ml4w-sidebar in the terminal.
7. See error messages indicating that the apps are not installed.
8. Notice that the system lockscreen also does not match the ML4W style.

Expected behavior

After installing the ML4W dotfiles and rebooting, I expected to be greeted by the ML4W Welcome app. The ml4w, ml4w-settings, and ml4w-sidebar commands should open their respective applications without errors. Additionally, the system lockscreen should match the customized ML4W look shown in the official documentation and previews.

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Distribution

Arch Linux

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Additional context

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Code of Conduct

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[mylinuxforwork]

Can you check that curl is installed on your system?

[piuma]

I have the same issue. Yes, curl is installed.

[mylinuxforwork]

@arshali2774 @piuma I will prepare something and come back to you later.

[mylinuxforwork]

@arshali2774 @piuma Let's test with the Welcome App.

Can you run the following command in your terminal:

bash -c "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/master/setup.sh)"

Then enter the following command to start the app

flatpak run com.ml4w.welcome

Please check also if the Welcome App is listed in your Apps Launcher.

[piuma]

$ bash -c "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/master/setup.sh)"
error: org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47 not installed

:: Installing runtime org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
Looking for matches…
error: No remote refs found for ‘org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47’

:: Downloading com.ml4w.welcome
HTTP response 302  [https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/latest/download/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak]
Adding URL: https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/download/2.9.8.4/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak
Adding URL: https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/download/2.9.8.4/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak
HTTP response 302  [https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/download/2.9.8.4/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak]
Adding URL: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/828459860/9f440f76-05eb-453a-92ff-bb9aebac4993?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWSAdding URL: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/828459860/9f440f76-05eb-453a-92ff-bb9aebac4993?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWSSaving '/home/piuma/.cache/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak'
HTTP response 200  [https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/828459860/9f440f76-05eb-453a-92ff-bb9aebac4993?X-Amz-Algorcom.ml4w.welcome.fla 100% [========================================================================================================>]   73.73K    --.-KB/smz-Signature=587fc61b6437d2[Files: 1  Bytes: 73.73K [39.26KB/s] Redirects: 2  Todo: 0  Errors: 0                                     ]tachment%3B%20filenameerror: The application com.ml4w.welcome/x86_64/master requires the runtime org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47 which was not found

:: Setup complete. Run the app with flatpak run com.ml4w.welcome

$ flatpak run com.ml4w.welcome
error: app/com.ml4w.welcome/x86_64/master not installed

[mylinuxforwork]

Thanks for sharing the results. The runtime couldn’t be installed. Question. Are you on an ARM?

[piuma]

no, x86_64

[piuma]

This is the debug output of install process:

[piuma ~/tmp ]$ bash -x setup.sh 
+ runtime=org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
+ app=com.ml4w.welcome
+ download=https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/latest/download/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak
++ _commandExists flatpak
++ package=flatpak
++ type flatpak
++ echo 0
+ '[' 0 == 1 ']'
+ flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
++ _checkFlatpakAppExists org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
++ app=org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
+++ flatpak info org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
error: org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47 not installed
++ flatpak_output=
++ [[ '' == *\I\D\:* ]]
++ echo 1
+ '[' 1 == 1 ']'
+ echo

+ echo ':: Installing runtime org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47'
:: Installing runtime org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
+ sudo flatpak -y install org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47
[sudo] password for piuma: 
Looking for matches…
error: No remote refs found for ‘org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47’
+ echo

+ echo ':: Downloading com.ml4w.welcome'
:: Downloading com.ml4w.welcome
+ '[' '!' -d /home/piuma/.cache ']'
+ '[' -f /home/piuma/.cache/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak ']'
+ wget -P /home/piuma/.cache https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/latest/download/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak
HTTP response 302  [https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releaAdding URL: https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/downAdding URL: https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releases/downHTTP response 302  [https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles-welcome/releaAdding URL: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/828459860/9f440f76-05eb-453a-92ff-bb9aebac4993?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20250608%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250608T103248Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=68c3804db33c8ae392a4fb16036143c34259ed62d972efb63938f7f19e79dd1b&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filenamAdding URL: https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/828459860/9f440f76-05eb-453a-92ff-bb9aebac4993?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20250608%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250608T103248Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=68c3804db33c8ae392a4fb16036143c34259ed62d972efb63938f7f19e79dd1b&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filenamSaving '/home/piuma/.cache/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak'
HTTP response 200  [https://objects.githubusercontent.com/github-production-release-asset-2e65be/828459860/9f440f76-05eb-453a-92ff-bb9aebac4993?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=releaseassetproduction%2F20250608%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250608T103248Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=68c3804db33c8ae392a4fb16036143c34259ed62d972efb63938f7f19e79dd1b&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%2com.ml4w.welcome.fla 100% [=========================>]   73.73K    --.-KB/stet-stream]                [Files: 1  Bytes: 73.73K [4]
+ '[' '!' -f /home/piuma/.cache/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak ']'
+ cd /home/piuma/.cache
+ flatpak --user -y --reinstall install com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak
error: The application com.ml4w.welcome/x86_64/master requires the runtime org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47 which was not found
+ '[' -f /home/piuma/.cache/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak ']'
+ rm /home/piuma/.cache/com.ml4w.welcome.flatpak
+ echo

+ echo ':: Setup complete. Run the app with flatpak run com.ml4w.welcome'
:: Setup complete. Run the app with flatpak run com.ml4w.welcome

[mylinuxforwork]

Thanks.

Can you try the command

flatpak —user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

and then

flatpak —user -y install org.gnome.Platform/x86_64/47