Ubuntu VM fails to start applications on first attempt

[marmarek]

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Qubes OS release

R4.2

Brief summary

When starting an application in a Ubuntu jammy VM that wasn't running already, the VM is started, but the application is not. Starting an application in already running VM works fine.

Steps to reproduce

1. Ensure you have a Ubuntu jammy-based VM that is not running.
2. Call qvm-run VMNAME gnome-terminal

Expected behavior

VM starts and gnome-terminal opens up.

Actual behavior

VM starts, but no application is started. qvm-run hangs. It seems to hang on the qubes.WaitForSession call.
On the process tree, under qubes.WaitForSession I see:

systemctl [email protected] --user --wait --quiet is-system-running

[GWeck]

I observed a similar behavior with jammy on Qubes R4.1, and also for debian bookworm on R4.1. Might have the same cause????

[marmarek]

I observed a similar behavior with jammy on Qubes R4.1, and also for debian bookworm on R4.1. Might have the same cause????

Very likely.

[fepitre]

Tested fix QubesOS/qubes-core-agent-linux#426 on R4.2 on:

• Debian 11
• Debian 12 XFCE
• Fedora 37
• Ubuntu Jammy
• Fedora 38 XFCE

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package core-agent-linux has been pushed to the r4.2 testing repository for the Debian template.
To test this update, first enable the testing repository in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qubes-*.list by uncommenting the line containing bullseye-testing (or appropriate equivalent for your template version), then use the standard update command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package core-agent-linux has been pushed to the r4.2 testing repository for the Debian template.
To test this update, first enable the testing repository in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qubes-*.list by uncommenting the line containing bookworm-testing (or appropriate equivalent for your template version), then use the standard update command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package core-agent-linux has been pushed to the r4.2 testing repository for the CentOS centos-stream8 template.
To test this update, please install it with the following command:

sudo yum update --enablerepo=qubes-vm-r4.2-current-testing

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The component core-agent-linux (including package core-agent-linux) has been pushed to the r4.2 testing repository for the Fedora template.
To test this update, please install it with the following command:

sudo dnf update --enablerepo=qubes-vm-r4.2-current-testing

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The component core-agent-linux (including package core-agent-linux) has been pushed to the r4.2 testing repository for the Fedora template.
To test this update, please install it with the following command:

sudo dnf update --enablerepo=qubes-vm-r4.2-current-testing

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The component core-agent-linux (including package core-agent-linux) has been pushed to the r4.2 testing repository for the Fedora template.
To test this update, please install it with the following command:

sudo dnf update --enablerepo=qubes-vm-r4.2-current-testing

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package core-agent-linux has been pushed to the r4.2 stable repository for the CentOS centos-stream8 template.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo yum update

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The component core-agent-linux (including package core-agent-linux) has been pushed to the r4.2 stable repository for the Fedora template.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo dnf update

Changes included in this update

[maltesl]

I can confirm that this issue is also present on R4.1 with Debian bookworm, and that QubesOS/qubes-core-agent-linux@41e6458 fixes it. However it seems like that patch was only applied to the R4.2 branch. Can it also be applied to R4.1?

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package qubes-core-agent_4.1.45-1 has been pushed to the r4.1 testing repository for the Debian template.
To test this update, first enable the testing repository in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qubes-*.list by uncommenting the line containing buster-testing (or appropriate equivalent for your template version), then use the standard update command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Changes included in this update

[qubesos-bot]

Automated announcement from builder-github

The package qubes-core-agent_4.1.45-1+deb10u1 has been pushed to the r4.1 stable repository for the Debian template.
To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Changes included in this update