"flatpak" problems, trying to check/update apps

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Ubuntu Version:

25.04

Desktop Environment (if applicable):

Multiple?

Problem Description:

Trying to update/upgrade “flatpak”, and it gives an error.

Relevant System Information:

Screenshots or Error Messages:

flatpak update

Looking for updates…

Info: runtime org.gnome.Platform branch 46 is end-of-life, with reason:
The GNOME 46 runtime is no longer supported as of April 17, 2025. Please ask your application developer to migrate to a supported platform.
Info: applications using this runtime:
re.sonny.Playhouse

Nothing to do.

What I’ve Tried:

Looked up current version of “flatpak”. It says Ubuntu 25.04 should be using something else. It does not seem to match up.

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flatpak list --app

Name Application ID Version Branch Installation
Google Earth Pro com.google.EarthPro 7.3.6 stable system
Angry IP Scanner org.angryip.ipscan 3.9.1 stable system
Meshtastic org.meshtastic.meshtasticd 2.6.11 stable system
Sober org.vinegarhq.Sober 1.5.2 stable system
Playhouse re.sonny.Playhouse 1.1 stable system

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This is not an issue for you as the user. The problem is that the app Playhouse is no longer being maintained, that is just a message informing you of that fact.

If the fact it is no longer receiving security updates worries you, you may want to uninstall it.

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I don’t even know what “Playhouse” is.

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How does one find out what this is or was? Once that is determined, how is it uninstalled?
Thank you.

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run this command in the terminal to find information on that app (we use the flatpak reference, not the app name with this command):

flatpak remote-info flathub re.sonny.Playhouse

If you don’t want it, it’s easy to remove:

flatpak uninstall re.sonny.Playhouse

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Does this normally come with Ubuntu? I do not remember installing it.
Thank you.

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It’s not installed when installing Ubuntu. No Flatpaks are.

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Yeah, I have no idea why that is there. It doesn’t look like something I would use. I wonder if it is malicious. I’ve only had this system a couple of months.

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Playhouse:
https://flathub.org/apps/re.sonny.Playhouse

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Yeah, I just uninstalled it. Should the time ever come, I will reinstall in the future. Thank you.

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This is a discussion that should be had with the developer of the flatpak application in question. We don’t support individual applications from outside of the repository, only the flatpak package that exists in the repositories. Closing as off-topic.

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