#1108289 gnome-software: System-installed Flatpak apps not shown in GNOME Software during RDP sessions

Package:
gnome-software
Source:
gnome-software
Description:
Software Center for GNOME
Submitter:
preindl
Date:
2025-06-25 03:53:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1108289#5
Date:
2025-06-25 03:50:27 UTC
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When running a GNOME Wayland session via RDP (gnome-remote-desktop via remove login), GNOME Software does not show system-installed Flatpak apps. Apps are useable in Gnome, are present in /var/lib/flatpak, functional via CLI, and AppStream data is updated.

The Flatpak plugin logs:
  plugin 'flatpak' failed to list apps: Unsupported query

XDG_SESSION_TYPE is 'wayland', but loginctl shows Type=unspecified. This seems to prevent proper plugin behavior.

Expected behavior: same as local session: list flatpak apps in gnome-software.