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I just attempted to install the Linux host beta in Bazzite Linux and ran into an error:

M@bazzite:/var/home/M/Downloads$ sudo rpm-ostree install host1.0.23.b23_x86_64.rpm 
Checking out tree b977d9d... done
Enabled rpm-md repositories: updates fedora terra-mesa updates-archive
Updating metadata for 'updates'... done
Updating metadata for 'fedora'... done
Updating metadata for 'terra-mesa'... done
Updating metadata for 'updates-archive'... done
Importing rpm-md... done
rpm-md repo 'updates'; generated: 2026-01-12T00:45:34Z solvables: 19421
rpm-md repo 'fedora'; generated: 2025-10-23T03:37:20Z solvables: 77664
rpm-md repo 'terra-mesa'; generated: 2025-12-29T14:51:50Z solvables: 105
rpm-md repo 'updates-archive'; generated: 2026-01-12T01:18:19Z solvables: 23696
Resolving dependencies... done
error: Could not depsolve transaction; 1 problem detected:
 Problem: cannot install both r-host-1.0.0-23.x86_64 from @commandline and r-host-1.0.0-22.x86_64 from @commandline
  - conflicting requests
M@bazzite:/var/home/M/Downloads$

Anyone know if there's a way I can fix this and move forward?

Conrad Sallian wrote:

Hi M P,

Since Bazzite uses an immutable (rpm-ostree) system, installing the Host via RPM can cause version conflicts.

Please try installing the Host from the binary archive instead:

1. Download the archive:
https://www.remoteutilities.com/download/host1.0.23.b23.tar.xz

2. Extract it and run the installer as root:

tar -xf host1.0.23.b23.tar.xz
cd host1.0.23.b23
sudo ./host -install

Let us know if you run into any issues.

No luck:

M@bazzite:/var/home/M/Downloads$ tar -xf host1.0.23.b23.tar.xz
M@bazzite:/var/home/M/Downloads$ cd host1.0.23.b23
bash: cd: host1.0.23.b23: No such file or directory

The contents of host1.0.23.b23.tar.xz is just an executable named r-host.  If I try to run it as if I've cded into the folder specified, it fails:

M@bazzite:/var/home/M/Downloads$ sudo ./r-host -install
[sudo] password for M: 
Error copying executable: filesystem error: cannot copy file: Read-only file system [/var/home/M/Downloads/r-host] [/usr/bin/r-host]
Failed to install daemon.

Just a note for Ubuntu users. Ubuntu 25.1 uses WAYLAND as the DEFAULT windowing system. If you haven't installed an alternative then disabling Wayland in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf will do nothing. you need to install an alternate like KDM Plasma or something else that will allow you to then switch from Wayland-based.