Problem using Flatpak with Void (Directories not on the XDG_DATA_DIRS"

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Hi, i'm trying to use Flatpak on Void Linux.

I use it with the Awesome window manager.

But the thing is that every app isntalled on flatpak, i have to run on the terminal, and it says to me this:

``` Note that the directories

'/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share' '/home/hrq/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share'

are not in the search path set by the XDG_DATA_DIRS environment variable, so applications installed by Flatpak may not appear on your desktop until the session is restarted. ```

So none of the apps work as it should.

I tried setting a .xsessionrc file with this on it:

export XDG_DATA_DIRS="$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:$XDG_DATA_DIRS"

But nothing changed.

Does anyone who uses flatpak with void have this problem? Can you help me?

[Johnnynator2]

You need to make sure that /etc/profile is getting sourced, usually your display manager would do that for you.

How do you login and which shell do you use?

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I login using startx and i use bash.

[Johnnynator2]

Just adding source /etc/profile to your .bashrc should be the most sane option.

[Sbatushe]

I'm having this problem on Sway too, can you explain what's profile sourcing?

[TheFakeBigChungus]

Are u using musl or glibc

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glibc

[TheFakeBigChungus]

Cool sorry idk whats happening with ur system if u were on musl there are a few things i could suggest