[flatpak] Warning: Failed to get revokefs-fuse socket from system-helper: Flatpak system operation GetRevokefsFd not allowed for user

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[workstation user ~]% flatpak install org.telegram.desktop
Looking for matches…
Required runtime for org.telegram.desktop/x86_64/stable (runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/23.08) found in remote flathub
Do you want to install it? [Y/n]: y

org.telegram.desktop permissions:
    ipc                   network       fallback-x11       pulseaudio
    wayland               x11           devices            file access [1]
    dbus access [2]

    [1] xdg-run/pipewire-0
    [2] com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar, com.canonical.indicator.application,
        org.ayatana.indicator.application, org.gnome.Mutter.IdleMonitor,
        org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
        ID                                         Branch            Op       Remote        Download
 1. [/] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default        23.08             i        flathub          53.3 MB / 164.6 MB
 2. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default        23.08-extra       i        flathub       < 164.6 MB
 3. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale            23.08             i        flathub       < 360.2 MB (partial)
 4. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full       23.08             i        flathub         < 9.2 MB
 5. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264          2.2.0             i        flathub       < 944.3 kB
 6. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform                   23.08             i        flathub       < 227.6 MB
 7. [ ] org.telegram.desktop                       stable            i        flathub        < 85.8 MB

Warning: Failed to get revokefs-fuse socket from system-helper: Flatpak system operation GetRevokefsFd not allowed for user
Installing 1/7… ███████▍              37%  127.5 kB/s  11:51zsh: exit 1     flatpak install org.telegram.desktop

But if i add flathub to --user then i install telegram from --user then this error wont show up:

[workstation user ~]% flatpak --user remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
[workstation user ~]% flatpak --user install org.telegram.desktop
Looking for matches…
Required runtime for org.telegram.desktop/x86_64/stable (runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/23.08) found in remote flathub
Do you want to install it? [Y/n]: y 

org.telegram.desktop permissions:
    ipc           network               fallback-x11          pulseaudio      wayland      x11
    devices       file access [1]       dbus access [2]

    [1] xdg-run/pipewire-0
    [2] com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar, com.canonical.indicator.application, org.ayatana.indicator.application,
        org.gnome.Mutter.IdleMonitor, org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher


        ID                                         Branch            Op       Remote        Download
 1. [|] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default        23.08             i        flathub          55.9 kB / 164.6 MB
 2. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.default        23.08-extra       i        flathub       < 164.6 MB
 3. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.Locale            23.08             i        flathub       < 360.2 MB (partial)
 4. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full       23.08             i        flathub         < 9.2 MB
 5. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264          2.2.0             i        flathub       < 944.3 kB
 6. [ ] org.freedesktop.Platform                   23.08             i        flathub       < 227.6 MB
 7. [ ] org.telegram.desktop.webview               stable            i        flathub        < 42.2 MB
 8. [ ] org.telegram.desktop                       stable            i        flathub        < 85.8 MB

Installing 1/8… █▌                     8%  7.0 kB/s  01:32zsh: exit 1     flatpak --user install org.telegram.desktop
[workstation user ~]%

But this is unrelated to whonix specifically, happened on different OSs with different users if someone search for this error.

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End result will not allow to install the package:

Error: Flatpak system operation Deploy not allowed for user
error: Failed to install org.freedesktop.Platform: Flatpak system operation Deploy not allowed for user
zsh: exit 1     flatpak install org.telegram.desktop
[workstation user ~]%

To test is simple: try install telegram from flatpak on Qubes-WS.

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