[BUG] Session isn't opening after the latest Flathub update #1810
Description
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Current Behavior
After the latest update to Session (Version 1.17.8) on Flathub, the Session desktop app is not opening.
My system specifications :
# System Details Report
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## Report details
- **Date generated:** 2026-02-02 10:36:32
## Hardware Information:
- **Hardware Model:** Dell Inc. Latitude 3420
- **Memory:** 16.0 GiB
- **Processor:** 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7 × 8
- **Graphics:** Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (TGL GT2)
- **Disk Capacity:** 1.0 TB
## Software Information:
- **Firmware Version:** 1.44.0
- **OS Name:** Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition)
- **OS Build:** (null)
- **OS Type:** 64-bit
- **GNOME Version:** 49
- **Windowing System:** Wayland
- **Kernel Version:** Linux 6.18.7-200.fc43.x86_64
This is what I get when I run it from the terminal.
Terminal command :
flatpak run network.loki.Session
Output :
[2:0202/103017.250573:ERROR:dbus/bus.cc:406] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
SESSION_ALLOW_APP_SUSPENSION is not set, so we prevent app suspension
Set Windows Application User Model ID (AUMID) { appUserModelId: 'com.loki-project.messenger-desktop' }
NODE_ENV production
NODE_APP_INSTANCE undefined
NODE_CONFIG_DIR /app/Session/resources/app.asar/config
NODE_CONFIG {}
userData: /home/akashmondal/.var/app/network.loki.Session/config/Session
config/get: Successfully read user config file
Checking for beta autoupdate feature for deb/rpm distributions
Found package-type: deb
config/get: Successfully read ephemeral config file
making app single instance
[2:0202/103017.958535:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/host/wayland_connection.cc:202] Failed to connect to Wayland display: No such file or directory (2)
[2:0202/103017.958565:ERROR:ui/ozone/platform/wayland/ozone_platform_wayland.cc:282] Failed to initialize Wayland platform
[2:0202/103017.958581:ERROR:ui/aura/env.cc:257] The platform failed to initialize. Exiting.
Expected Behavior
The app should open.
Steps To Reproduce
- On Fedora Workstation 43
- Update the Session app using Flathub.
- Open the app (or use the terminal).
Desktop Version
v1.17.8
Anything else?
No response