[Bug]: Bottles can't find programs / "Installers"

[robert-ulrich-hofmann]

Describe the bug

When starting Bottles and going into any bottle there are no installers found. The Installers page displays this empty state:

Also: when starting Bottles, there is this error message in the log:

To Reproduce

1. Start Bottles
2. Observe Logs
3. Try to install anything via an installer in any bottle

Package

Flatpak from Flathub

Distribution

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed latest

Debugging Information

Official Package: true
Version: '51.18'
DE/WM: plasma6
Display:
    X.org: true
    X.org (port): :0
    Wayland: false
Graphics:
    vendors:
        intel:
            vendor: intel
            envs:
                DRI_PRIME: '1'
            icd: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/intel_icd.x86_64.json:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/intel_hasvk_icd.x86_64.json:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/intel_hasvk_icd.i686.json:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/GL/vulkan/icd.d/intel_icd.i686.json
    prime:
        integrated: null
        discrete: null
Kernel:
    Type: Linux
    Version: 6.13.1-1-default
Disk:
    Total: 33427234816
    Free: 33427058688
RAM:
    MemTotal: 62.3GiB
    MemAvailable: 42.0GiB
Bottles_envs: null

Troubleshooting Logs

Additional context

No response

[rasmus91]

Seeing the exact same thing on an Ubuntu server install with the XFCE desktop

[HykeRG]

Same here on EndeavourOS

[zinetin]

Trying to install bottles on Linux Mint Cinnamon and have the same problem.

[liraz747]

Same problem here on Fedora Linux, couldn't find any info about this error whatsoever

Guessing some server is down?

Getting these same error messages too in the log:

(ERROR) Could not get index for components repository 
(ERROR) Could not get index for installers repository

[TrusterX]

same here

user@fedora:~$ flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles 
14:44:07 (INFO) Launching with URI: None 
14:44:07 (INFO) [Activate] request received. 
14:44:07 (INFO) Bottles Started! 
14:44:07 (ERROR) Could not get index for installers repository 
14:44:07 (ERROR) Could not get index for components repository 
14:44:07 (INFO) Performing Bottles checks… 
14:44:07 (INFO) Dxvks found:
	 - dxvk-2.5.3
(…)

[GrigorijST]

Same here.
System:
Host: ****** Kernel: 6.13.2-061302-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.7 Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia

flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

15:48:23 (INFO) Launching with URI: None 
15:48:23 (INFO) [Activate] request received. 
15:48:23 (INFO) Bottles Started! 
MESA-INTEL: warning: ../src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c:782: FINISHME: support YUV colorspace with DRM format modifiers
MESA-INTEL: warning: ../src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c:814: FINISHME: support more multi-planar formats with DRM modifiers
15:48:24 (ERROR) Could not get index for components repository 
15:48:24 (ERROR) Could not get index for installers repository 
15:48:24 (INFO) Performing Bottles checks… 
15:48:24 (INFO) Runners found:
	 - sys-wine-9.0
 
15:48:24 (INFO) No installers found! 
15:48:24 (INFO) Catalog dependencies loaded 
15:48:35 (INFO) Performing Bottles checks… 
15:48:35 (WARNING) No dxvk found. 
15:48:36 (WARNING) No vkd3d found. 
15:48:36 (WARNING) No nvapi found. 
15:48:36 (WARNING) No latencyflex found. 
15:48:37 (WARNING) No WineBridge found. 
15:48:37 (INFO) Runners found:
	 - sys-wine-9.0
 
15:48:37 (WARNING) No managed runners found. 
15:48:37 (INFO) No installers found! 

[spiderkiley4]

Same here on arch, found an old issue with a link to what I assume is the thing bottles wants to download and it appears to be down.
#2421
https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/components/index.yml

[PolGZ]

Same. After going crazy with my network settings, I went into the bottles sh and tried accessing the domains:

usebottles.com works fine:

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://usebottles.com
HTTP/2 200 
server: GitHub.com
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
last-modified: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:51:34 GMT
access-control-allow-origin: *
etag: "679cc756-7645"
expires: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:45:22 GMT
cache-control: max-age=600
x-proxy-cache: MISS
x-github-request-id: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
accept-ranges: bytes
age: 90
date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:38:38 GMT
via: 1.1 varnish
x-served-by: cache-mxp6940-MXP
x-cache: HIT
x-cache-hits: 0
x-timer: XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXX,XXX,XXX
vary: Accept-Encoding
x-fastly-request-id: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
content-length: 30277

But, according to the repository.py under /bottles/backend/managers /repository.py, the default repository URLs where the repositories are fetched from should be:

• Components: https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/components/
• Dependencies: https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/dependencies/
• Installers: https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/programs/

So I tried:

✅ Base URL (https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/components/):

Returns HTTP/2 200 OK — The repository server is reachable.

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/components/
HTTP/2 200 
date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:50:30 GMT
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
vary: Accept-Encoding
server: BunnyCDN-DE1-722
cdn-pullzone: 1893393
cdn-uid: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cdn-requestcountrycode: XX
alt-svc: h3=":443"; ma=2592000
cache-control: no-cache
cdn-cachedat: 02/19/2025 14:50:44
cdn-proxyver: 1.19
cdn-requestpullcode: 200
cdn-requestpullsuccess: True
cdn-edgestorageid: 864
cdn-status: 200
cdn-requesttime: 0
cdn-requestid: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
cdn-cache: MISS

❌ Index File (https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/components/index.yml):

Returns HTTP/2 502 Bad Gateway: The server is up, but the origin server or CDN backend is failing to provide the requested file?

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/components/index.yml
HTTP/2 502 
date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:50:46 GMT
content-type: text/html
server: BunnyCDN-DE1-722
cdn-pullzone: 1893393
cdn-uid: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cdn-requestcountrycode: XX
cache-control: no-cache
cdn-cachedat: 02/19/2025 14:51:00
cdn-requestpullsuccess: True
errorcode: 100
cdn-status: 502
cdn-requesttime: 2
cdn-requestpullcode: 502
cdn-edgestorageid: 874
cdn-proxyver: 1.19
cdn-requestid: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
cdn-cache: MISS

✅ For dependencies both base URL and /index.yml seem fine:

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/dependencies/
HTTP/2 200 

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/dependencies/index.yml
HTTP/2 200

❌ But, again, for programs, the index.yml doesnt:

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/programs/
HTTP/2 200 

[📦 com.usebottles.bottles ~]$ curl -I https://proxy.usebottles.com/repo/programs/index.yml
HTTP/2 502 

This fields have been "randomized" to post here: "x-github-request-id", "x-fastly-request-id", "x-timer", "cdn-uid", "cdn-requestcountrycode", "cdn-requestid"

[aaron-dev-git]

Having the same issue on Tuxedo OS using the official Flatpak.

[ValerioMeschi]

same problem on PopOS 22 using flatpak. Are the servers down ? isn't there a status indicator for maintenances somewhere ?

[orowith2os]

I'm trying to get Bottles devs more experienced with the server side of things involved. Unless you have more to add (that isn't just "same issue"), please do not comment.

We know this is a problem. Yes we're going to try and fix it.

[mikk150]

as of now, you can start bottles with

PERSONAL_DEPENDENCIES=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/dependencies/raw/main PERSONAL_COMPONENTS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/components/raw/main PERSONAL_INSTALLERS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/programs/raw/main flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

[cpgb85]

as of now, you can start bottles with

PERSONAL_DEPENDENCIES=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/dependencies/raw/main PERSONAL_COMPONENTS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/components/raw/main PERSONAL_INSTALLERS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/programs/raw/main flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

where does this go?

[RichardJECooke]

You open a terminal and paste that command in and push enter, assuming you installed Bottles with Flatpak

[maxmielchen]

as of now, you can start bottles with
PERSONAL_DEPENDENCIES=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/dependencies/raw/main PERSONAL_COMPONENTS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/components/raw/main PERSONAL_INSTALLERS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/programs/raw/main flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

where does this go?

Alternatively, you can get the flatpak flatseal and then set it for bottles in the environment variables

[ipurton]

as of now, you can start bottles with
PERSONAL_DEPENDENCIES=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/dependencies/raw/main PERSONAL_COMPONENTS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/components/raw/main PERSONAL_INSTALLERS=https://github.com/bottlesdevs/programs/raw/main flatpak run com.usebottles.bottles

where does this go?

Alternatively, you can get the flatpak flatseal and then set it for bottles in the environment variables

This worked for me, but note that each element has to be its own variable, as shown below.