Gnome Boxes can not be opened after reinstalled

[vkchong2000]

Gnome Boxes can not be opened after reinstalled

[vkchong2000]

Anyone could advise me how to resolve this issue and what causing this issue?
Thanks

[sidt4]

Can you provide the following details ?

1. Linux distro.
2. Boxes version.

[vkchong2000]

Can you provide the following details ?

1. Linux distro.

2. Boxes version.  

My Linux is Ubuntu 20.04 and Boxes ver is 44.2 (Snap)

[A6GibKm]

This is the issue tracker for the flatpak version of Boxes. Do note that Snap is not even supported by Boxes and will likely have issues.

[sidt4]

@vkchong2000: Are you using snap or flatpak ? The issue description uses flatpak run org.gnome.Boxes, and you mention snap in the comment above.

Also, what exact issue are you facing. Does gnome-boxes GUI not open, or a VM is not started ?

[A6GibKm]

In any case, 44.2 is not the flatpak version.

[vkchong2000]

@sidt4 @A6GibKm
Before was flakpak "Boxes" installed in my machine, bcos of the issue arise I have changed to snap "Boxes"

In fact I prefer to use flakpak app, and I hope I can restore the flakpak "Boxes"

[sidt4]

It appears the GNOME Boxes is crashing on start, due to clone vm creator object. (i.e. when some VMs are in cloning state on Boxes start)

i.e. due to the following message in the original issue description.

(gnome-boxes:2): Boxes-CRITICAL **: 14:33:34.880: boxes_vm_importer_get_source_media: assertion 'self != NULL' failed

This is addressed as part of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-boxes/-/merge_requests/627, until we have more details (a.k.a steps to reproduce), which could provide a better fix.

[vkchong2000]

@sidt4
Thank for your explanation. I will switch back to Boxes in flakpak if everything in order.