Plex (tv.plex.PlexDesktop) version 1.110.0 [flatpak] needs updating

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Raising a ticket is great and I read that, but how long ago was it sent? I mean besides the glitch we now have no updates, thanks to careless developers who would rather compliment new features on Android or iOS.

Tickets get lost, I’m hoping this one hasn’t? I can see why some users are ditching Plex after years and going for one of the other media servers, I’m patient to an extent, and I don’t want to migrate family members who use my server to another system, not this close to Xmas anyway! So can we actually have an update on this 3 year old issue and how far up or down the ladders we are with the fox for glitches and getting up to date coffee into the mix finally?

Dave

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  1. The ticket did not get lost. It was updated two days ago.
  2. I am following what’s going on.
  3. There is one thing in the notes I don’t understand and have asked for additional details.

EDIT: I was just informed of the resource conflicts. I’ve commented in the ticket and expressed everyone’s concerns.

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Hey Chuck,

Cheers for the update, and with the increase in Linux users, things are moving eh? Besides updates to Plex I’m a little confused with the worldwide stats page, seems Linux hasn’t budged at all but the Unknown OS has jumped since Zorin downloads…. As I see it Linux is a Kernel and the Stats see Distro’s as Uknown?

Anyway that’s off topic…. will we see a unified Player for Linux as Roku and Android have? Would make things easier when going between OS’s etc etc…..

I shall refer to you as Squadron Leader from now on… We will be your wingmen…..

Dave

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plex is dead on linux time for a new movie server they cant fix the Weird white squares bug that been going on for 3 years now plex app is way outdated time to movie on to something better

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Not helpful man, and just unnecessary noise

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ok but:

Info: runtime org.freedesktop.Platform branch 23.08 is end-of-life, with reason:
org.freedesktop.Platform 23.08 is no longer receiving fixes and security updates. Please update to a supported runtime version.
Info: applications using this runtime:
tv.plex.PlexDesktop

Info: runtime org.freedesktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel branch 23.08 is end-of-life, with reason:
org.freedesktop.Platform 23.08 is no longer receiving fixes and security updates. Please update to a supported runtime version.
Info: applications using this extension:
tv.plex.PlexDesktop

Info: runtime org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default branch 23.08-extra is end-of-life, with reason:
org.freedesktop.Platform 23.08 is no longer receiving fixes and security updates. Please update to a supported runtime version.
Info: applications using this extension:
tv.plex.PlexDesktop

Info: runtime org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default branch 23.08 is end-of-life, with reason:
org.freedesktop.Platform 23.08 is no longer receiving fixes and security updates. Please update to a supported runtime version.
Info: applications using this extension:
tv.plex.PlexDesktop

My fist comment here on github:

No news about that ?

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There is no good reason a resource conflict takes 3 months to figure out. Plex collects money from users and then advertises its flatpak as an official source, but refuses to maintain it. This app is still using a legacy windowing system and an end of life runtime. For a paid service to be ignoring their software worse than an open source project is pretty unacceptable. Get it together Plex.

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I don’t control Engineering’s task scheduling.

I have asked for info about the scheduling.

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At best, it seems like the task schedule is focused on the wrong things. At worst, it seems like no one is in control of a logical task schedule. Either way no one with any meaningful insight exposes themselves to public interaction.

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@xmready

Please try to remember that there are higher priority tasks going on.

It is well established how much effort has been involved in updating the transcoder to FFMPEG 6.1 which benefits all Plex users.

I’m sorry that you’re having this issue but there are only so many manhours in a day to get things done.

I’m sorry you disagree with prioritizing the transcoder higher than Flatpak packaging which impacts far fewer users.

When the transcoder is released, these other tasks (like Flatpak) will finally be able to bubble to the top.

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Updated Linux today and now all my plex apps are dead.

Plex should put out a native Linux app, or an appimage, not this flatpack crap. Flatpacks all have issues. Every last one. And for the Plex Flatpack, service is 100% down.

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Keeping an official package maintained should not have to compete with the work happening on the transcoder. Maintaining official release channels is basic housekeeping. Releasing a new transcoder is feature work and should be happening separately.

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No idea what any of this means, I’m not even sure what Flatpacks are :-). I’m on fedora 43 workstation edition running gnome 49.1.

Regarding flatpak and specifically the plex one, its working perfectly, no issues whatsoever. Yes, this info message is an annoyance but at least for the moment its nothing more than that. You’ll need to be specific about what issues you have, but I bet its beyond the flatpak app itself and something else.

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Well, there’s 1 main bug and 1 major annoyance with the Plex desktop for linux in general

  1. There’s year long bug as reported here: Weird white squares all over the place with latest version, where fix is seemingly straightforward.
  2. The other is flatpak’s lack (or a bug?) of MPRIS implementation, meaning that you can’t actually use play/pause shortcuts via a keyboard or mouse. Plexamp has this with its flatpak and functions well, however, desktop version doesn’t.

I recently switched to linux, so I am not experienced well enough. But I certainly hope there are fixes to these.

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Hey @ChuckPa Just to let you know, the issue is on the snap packaged also!

We’ve waited 3 years, what’s another erm……

Dave

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plex is dead time to move on to something better

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