I can’t install the WireGuard VPN client from App Lounge.
I find the app on the App Lounge from F-Droid. Package name is: com.wireguard.android
The download process is correctly done to 100% but the app doesn’t not install after that. I get a Retry button instead of Open
I deleted the App Lounge cache and storage
I tried 2 ways on App Lounge: anonymous and connected to my google account. Same result.
My App Lounge version is 2.6.6
My OS version is: /e/ 1.17-t
Does anyone has the same issue?
Some of you manage to install this VPN client?
can confirm, doesn’t work neither on update or first time install, no matter the arch (arm7 or v8). The log doesn’t give much away sadly. Not working on first time install negates an apk certificate issue that could occur on updates if the cert changes.
3125 4906 W StorageManager: fallocate() not supported; falling back to ftruncate()
3125 4906 D DownloadManager: [4] Finished with status SUCCESS
maybe it’s due to removal of some versions from F-Droid, there was some debate on in-app updates that led to archiving those versions. Could be those are linked in the cleanapk response and then not downloadable? but then I’d wonder why it fetches 8MB
Downloading the apk from wireguard.com site and then installing it with adb works flawlessly. So apparently the problem is in App Lounge / installing and not in the package itself and/or functionality it brings.
Gist of it: developer of Wireguard less keen on F-Droid after some review, built direct-to-wireguard-com in-app update mechanism (that he deems superior) that is against F-Droid policies of fetching binaries outside-of-fdroid. F-Droid releases get removed (3110) and had no update since.
Developer proposes policy adjustment in follow-up issue (3113) to allow for in-app/direct Updates if they’re binary-identical to the update offered on fdroid.
Hello,
Thanks to all of you. @tom1995 your suggestion is a good one. I was able to install the VPN client by downloading the apk from the wireguard site. The installation is OK.
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