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loflorem

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Registered: 2022-11-28

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waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

Hello,

I am going thought the Waydroid documentation here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Waydroid

I am using linux-zen kernel and I could successfully install the AUR package and related dependencies needed during the process (including here in case they are relevant):

- lxc (Arch repository)
- libglibutil (AUR)
- libgbinder (AUR)
- Cython (pip)
- python-gbinder (AUR)
- waydroid (AUR)

However, when I run

 waydroid init 

The following python-like error appears

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/waydroid", line 6, in <module>
    import tools
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/__init__.py", line 8, in <module>
    import dbus.mainloop.glib
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dbus'

Is there any step further that I should do to install Waydroid, or would you have any tip to investigate it further?

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by loflorem (2024-01-08 21:23:53)

dogknowsnx

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Re: waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

How exactly did you go about installing 'waydroid'? Your list of deps does not account for dbus-python...

EDIT: Did you run

waydroid init

as root?

Last edited by dogknowsnx (2024-01-08 21:47:24)

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Re: waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

Mod note: Moving to AUR Issues.

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loflorem

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Re: waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

@dogknowsnx I have run with root

I installed the packages as follows:

From the arch repository with pacman -Syu
From the AUR, by cloning the git repository and running makepkg -sirc
From pip using pip install

After your suggestion, I installed via pip install the dbus-python. Now, the error that appears when I run waydroid init as root is "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gbinder'". Here the full stack trace in case that helps:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/waydroid", line 6, in <module>
    import tools
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/__init__.py", line 12, in <module>
    from . import actions
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/actions/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from tools.actions.initializer import init, wait_for_init, remote_init_client
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/actions/initializer.py", line 5, in <module>
    from tools import helpers
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/helpers/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
    import tools.helpers.props
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/helpers/props.py", line 8, in <module>
    from tools.interfaces import IPlatform
  File "/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/interfaces/IPlatform.py", line 1, in <module>
    import gbinder
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gbinder'

However, I already installed `python-gbinder' (AUR) with `makepkg -sirc' from here https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-gbinder.

Scimmia

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Re: waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

What does `type -a python` give you?

loflorem

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Re: waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

`type -a python' gives the following (both for root and my user)

python is /home/myuser/.pyenv/shims/python
python is /usr/bin/python

Last edited by loflorem (2024-01-10 23:30:10)

Scimmia

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Re: waydroid init does not start due to ModuleNotFoundError

So you're overriding the system python, which is why it can't find things that are installed. You either need to use the system python or manage the programs and dependencies yourself outside of pacman.