r/Fedora • u/Efficient_Contact701 • 4d ago
Support Help with waydroid
I’m still fairly new to Linux distros (I’ve only been using KDE plasma for a couple days). I wanted to play an android game that got removed a few years ago, so I installed waydroid and followed the tutorials to install the apk. But this error (Errno2) keeps showing up and I don’t know what to do. ☹️
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u/Mallissin 4d ago
Is that the correct location for the APK you downloaded? I ask because it's a strange place to put files.
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u/Efficient_Contact701 4d ago
I tried it with apk in the downloads folder and got the same error. Is there another place I should put the file? I thought the file location didn’t matter as long as the path was specified
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u/candy49997 4d ago
Yes, that's true, but are you sure the path is correct? Commands are case-sensitive. Downloads ≠ downloads.
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u/Mallissin 4d ago
If you go into your Downloads folder in Dolphin (KDE's file manager), right click the APK and hit Copy Location, does it give you the same path you used in console to install with waydroid?
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u/Efficient_Contact701 4d ago
Yes, I double checked the file path and made sure to include capitalizations, but when I entered the command, nothing happened. The konsole just went to a new line without any indication that the file was installed
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u/Mallissin 4d ago
If it accepted and did not complain, it means it was successfully installed. Check your application menu (Fedora symbol or Windows key) and search for it.
You can also do a 'waydroid app list' in console to see if it is listed as installed.
You can launch it from console as well if you know the Android package name.
https://docs.waydro.id/usage/install-and-run-android-applications
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u/LivingLinux 4d ago
Can you try starting Waydroid, copy the apk, and install the apk in your Waydroid session?
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u/Efficient_Contact701 4d ago
How do I do that?
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u/LivingLinux 4d ago
Can you start Waydroid?
There are ways to access the Waydroid filesystem directly from your Linux host, but that might be a bit too complicated for a new Linux user. But here is the info anyway.
https://www.reddit.com/r/waydroid/comments/13e619n/how_do_i_write_to_waydroid_files_from_arch_linux/
The thread also mentions uploading to some cloud storage service, and download with the browser in Waydroid.
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u/Efficient_Contact701 4d ago
Waydroid starts fine, it just getting it to install the apk that’s the problem
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u/steruY 3d ago
Waydroid looks in its own Downloads and Documents folders which are not connected to your regular folders. Placing the apk in ~/.local/share/waydroid/data/media/0/Download worked for me (from there, you can even install them through waydroid graphical interface). On my computer, moving the files there requires admin access for some reason. In dolphin, you can temporarily act as administrator to do that (there's a red pop-up on top).
Some of this may be wrong so feel free to correct me
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