fwupd running in WSL 2 in Ubuntu-22.04 fails to start

[Aki Ketolainen]

The fwupd systemd service file contains "ConditionVirtualization=!container". This blocks fwupd from starting in WSL 2 Ubuntu-22.04 instance. Modifying the fwupd systemd service file to contain:

# /etc/systemd/system/fwupd.service.d/override.conf
[Unit]
ConditionVirtualization=

fixes this issue.

WSL 2 is a light-weight utility VM, not a container.

I noticed this issue when starting gnome-software. gnome-software output this error to the terminal:

09:48:20:0857 Gs plugin fwupd took 25.0 seconds to do setup
09:48:21:0461 PK failed to set proxy: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._pk_2dengine_2derror_2dquark.Code3: setting the proxy failed: failed to get the uid
09:48:21:0462 GsPluginPackageKit failed to set proxies: GDBus.Error:org.gtk.GDBus.UnmappedGError.Quark._pk_2dengine_2derror_2dquark.Code3: setting the proxy failed: failed to get the uid
09:48:46:0298 Gs can't reliably fixup error code 20 in domain g-dbus-error-quark
09:48:46:0299 Gs not handling error failed for action refresh: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.fwupd': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
09:48:46:0299 Gs can't reliably fixup error code 20 in domain g-dbus-error-quark
09:48:46:0299 Gs not handling error failed for action get-updates-historical: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.fwupd': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: fwupd 1.7.9-1~22.04.3
Uname: Linux 5.10.16.3-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: Xpra
Date: Fri Sep 15 13:01:49 2023
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: fwupd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

Let me ask - what are you actually going to be able to update from WSL2 that would justify changing this?

[Aki Ketolainen (akik)]

Mario Limonciello: When I start gnome-software, and fwupd is not running, there is a long timeout (maybe that 25 seconds shown in the error output) before gnome-software is opened.

I don't expect fwupd to do anything in WSL 2, but for some strange reason, it has some dependency to gnome-software.

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

I think that this should be changed in gnome software not to try to start fwupd then when in WSL2.

[Aki Ketolainen (akik)]

Mario Limonciello: I don't think gnome-software is trying to start fwupd, but it's trying to access it.

[Aki Ketolainen (akik)]

#linux.09-15.log:22:50 < ioria> libfwupd2 is a dep of gnome-software

[Aki Ketolainen (akik)]

Mario Limonciello: I think I was wrong and it looks like fwupd is using socket activation and gnome-software starts it.

[Aki Ketolainen (akik)]

(That is if "ConditionVirtualization=!container" is not blocking fwupd from starting)