Is there a reason that Wire (encrypted VOIP-like client) isn't available in openSUSE repos? Is there an issue around licensing or open source elements? It is for example available in F-Droid. Been using the AppImage for years on openSUSE Leap. Just noticed that the Wire Downloads page consistently points to an old AppImage, whilst there are newer versions on their GitHub. So I grabbed the AppImage from there, only to find I can't login with it due to an error "Wire can't access your system's safe storage". Following the link provided leads to this page: https://github.com/wireapp/wire-desktop/wiki/Grant-access-to-system's-keychain-(Linux) It only references people using Snaps or not running a full DE, but it seems to apply to the AppImage too. Annoyingly, that now means the app won't run without having something like gnome-libsecret or kwallet. I've managed to lock away the latter in a cupboard and thrown away the key, I don't want to have to be nagged to use that now just for one app. If Wire-desktop was in an official openSUSE repo maybe this wouldn't be necessary? gumb
On 12/05/2024 14:36, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:
On 12.05.2024 13:11, gumb wrote:
I don't want to have to be nagged to use that now just for one app. If Wire-desktop was in an official openSUSE repo maybe this wouldn't be necessary?
What is not clear in
the Wire app now requires access to your system's keychain
??
It's the following part that confused me. It says:
This should happen transparently, but we identified an issue with the community maintained Snap package, and with users that do not use a full desktop environment (usually users who prefer a tiling window manager).
I thought if regular distro packages were ok but snaps were not it meant some element of the chain relating to the package distribution and signing. I didn't immediately associate that with the reference to kwallet. Anyway, I can stick with an old version for now or run Wire in a browser, or on a phone.
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