Warpinator isn't working(SOLVED)

[blazing steppe]

After updating to Linux mint 22.3 which has been done successfully. Now I can't run the system package version of Warpinator and it shows this error instead when I attempt to run it via the terminal:

Using landlock for incoming file isolation
No module named 'google.protobuf'

I have to attempted it to reinstall warpinator multiple times and python-3 libraries as well and it still isn't functioning properly.

Is there any way to get warpinator to function again without using the flatpak?

[subtle solar]

try this

sudo apt install python3-protobuf```

and then verify

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.__version__)"

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This is what I get

[subtle solar]

check the shebang

head -n 1 /usr/bin/warpinator

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Now what

[subtle solar]

do

sudo sed -i '1s|.*|#!/usr/bin/python3|' /usr/bin/warpinator

now try warpinator

[blazing steppe]

idk what I am doing wrong man

[subtle solar]

the warpinator launcher is somehow messed up

do sed -n '1,20p' /usr/bin/warpinator

then do

#!/bin/sh
export WARPINATOR_PATH=/usr/libexec/warpinator
exec /usr/bin/python3 "$WARPINATOR_PATH/warpinator.py" "$@"
EOF

then sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/warpinator

and run warpinator

gtg

[subtle solar]

now do

sudo apt install python3-protobuf

and then

sudo ldconfig

[blazing steppe]

K lemme do that

[blazing steppe]

The problem still persists alas

[subtle solar]

rm -rf ~/.config/warpinator
rm -rf ~/.cache/warpinator```

[blazing steppe]

Lemme try that once I get to my computer

[subtle solar]

what happens if u run the app directly?

show me the output of

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.__version__)"

[subtle solar]

alright

got it

do

sudo apt purge warpinator
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install warpinator

[blazing steppe]

If this doesn't work I am going to start executing people

[blazing steppe]

Twin this didnt work its still showing the same error

[subtle solar]

ah my bad

sudo apt purge python3-protobuf

[subtle solar]

now try

sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install warpinator```

[blazing steppe]

lemme do it

[subtle solar]

also show me the output of

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.version)"

[blazing steppe]

warpinator still isnt working

[subtle solar]

it shouldnt be showing 6.33.4

where have u installed the protobuf from?

[blazing steppe]

I think I might have it installed via pipx or pip a few days back when the AI told me to do so when I was debugging it

[subtle solar]

bruh

u should uninstall that

[blazing steppe]

how do I do that...

I forgot

[subtle solar]

pipx uninstall protobuf

[subtle solar]

wait a min

do

[blazing steppe]

what happened

[subtle solar]

dpkg -l | grep protobuf

[subtle solar]

we need to find whose protobuf is this

[subtle solar]

do

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.file)"

[subtle solar]

sudo pip3 uninstall protobuf

[subtle solar]

try

pip3 uninstall protobuf --user

[subtle solar]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-tigger-gif-2587323430035725369

[blazing steppe]

I forgot what I did man

I followed the advice of chatgpt a few days back and did some nonsense to get warpinator to work but yeah

[subtle solar]

do this

rm -rf ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/google/protobuf

rm -rf ~/.local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/protobuf*

then

python3 -c "import google.protobuf"

[subtle solar]

it sometime works with the advice of gpt but the problem arises when we dont know what we did exactly

even i did many things

[blazing steppe]

ok I might have fixed that somehow

[subtle solar]

yep

now try

warpinator

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Still the same error of no module found

[blazing steppe]

So now what

[subtle solar]

sudo apt install python3-protobuf

is it working?

[blazing steppe]

Hold...

installed

Now what

[subtle solar]

warpinator

[blazing steppe]

KILL MAIM MURDER KILL MAIM MURDER

[subtle solar]

hmm

sudo apt purge python3-protobuf
sudo apt purge warpinator
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install warpinator

[subtle solar]

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.version)"

mine is working fine after the replication

[subtle solar]

hmm google vs google.protobuf

[blazing steppe]

hehehehehe

HEHEHEHEHEHE I AM GOING INSANE

[subtle solar]

me too bruh

its a weird ghost module

in ur system

what about

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.file)"

[blazing steppe]

same thing

[subtle solar]

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.file)"

[blazing steppe]

Yeah its the same thing

[subtle solar]

how does the app behave if u open it from the menu?

[blazing steppe]

Nothing starts

[subtle solar]

do this then

sudo apt remove libprotobuf-c-dev libprotobuf-dev librust-protobuf-dev

sudo apt autoremove

then

dpkg -l | grep protobuf

warpinator

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I am going to kill myself atp

[subtle solar]

last one

sudo apt kill system

[blazing steppe]

twin that just showed a small guide for the apt command

[subtle solar]

python3 -c "import google.protobuf; print(google.protobuf.version)"

[subtle solar]

tbf that was a joke (no harm intended ✋ 🤚)

twin u there?

https://tenor.com/view/i-am-done-gif-7502242152348656063

[blazing steppe]

same thing as before

[subtle solar]

send the ss

might be google instead of google.protobuf

[subtle solar]

try again

sudo apt purge warpinator
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install warpinator```

this time it might compile the right protobuf

[subtle solar]

do

ls /usr/libexec/warpinator

and

sudo nano /bin/warpinator

[subtle solar]

do ctrl+x to exit

ls /usr/libexec/warpinator/firewall

ls /usr/libexec/warpinator/google

ls /usr/libexec/warpinator/grpc

ls /usr/libexec/warpinator/landlock

ls /usr/libexec/warpinator/zeroconf

[subtle solar]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D461076&ved=2ahUKEwiEvcyos5-SAxUMTGwGHb-QFJwQFnoECB8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2xDkoeY1VMhrkLAQ66oL6W

this might help

i cant see the content though

somehow the site blocked in my whole network

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IT WORSK IT WORKS IT WORKS

I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH

[subtle solar]

what did u do?

and what was the cause

[blazing steppe]

I followed this instruction and it worked

[subtle solar]

ah damn

who could have thought about that

anyways have fun

[blazing steppe]

OMG

I am so happy now after so much pain and suffering

[subtle solar]

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Warpinator isn't working(SOLVED)

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thank you so much for sticking with me through this multiple hour ordeal friend

[subtle solar]

really glad we shared the pain