bin/winapps.check runs fine but RDP connection still fails

[aliceell]

What happened?

Just set up winapps for the first time using NowSci's detailed guide.. I'm using Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. I set up the VM using NowSci's guide.

When I run bin/winapps check, I get the following output, and then Windows Explorer launches (in a really tiny poor-resolution window) and runs until I close it.

But then when I run ./installer.sh, I get the following error messages:

grep: /home/plover/.local/share/applications/*: No such file or directory
grep: /home/plover/.local/bin/*: No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove '/usr/local/share/winapps/apps': Permission denied
grep: /usr/local/bin/*: No such file or directory
Installing...
  Checking for installed apps in RDP machine (this may take a while)... Finished.

The RDP connection failed to connect or run. Please confirm FreeRDP can connect with:
  bin/winapps check

Your FreeRDP version and where you got it from

freerdp2-x11 (i think?)

Your Linux distribution and version

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Your winapps.conf

RDP_USER="plover-windows"
RDP_PASS=[my password]
VM_NAME="RDPWindows"
#RDP_DOMAIN="MYDOMAIN"
#RDP_IP=""
#RDP_SCALE=100
#RDP_FLAGS=""
#MULTIMON="true"
#DEBUG="true"

Logs

output of bin/winapps check:

[16:46:36:929] [13396:00003454] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [warn_credential_args]: Using /p is insecure
[16:46:36:929] [13396:00003454] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [warn_credential_args]: Passing credentials or secrets via command line might expose these in the process list
[16:46:36:929] [13396:00003454] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [warn_credential_args]: Consider using one of the following (more secure) alternatives:
[16:46:36:929] [13396:00003454] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [warn_credential_args]:   - /args-from: pipe in arguments from stdin, file, file descriptor or environment variable
[16:46:36:929] [13396:00003454] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [warn_credential_args]:   - /from-stdin pass the credential via stdin
[16:46:36:929] [13396:00003454] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [warn_credential_args]:   - set environment variable FREERDP_ASKPASS to have a gui tool query for credentials
[16:46:36:930] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [load_map_from_xkbfile]:     : keycode: 0x08 -> no RDP scancode found
[16:46:36:930] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [load_map_from_xkbfile]: ZEHA: keycode: 0x5d -> no RDP scancode found
[16:46:37:006] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - [verify_cb]: Certificate verification failure 'self-signed certificate (18)' at stack position 0
[16:46:37:006] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - [verify_cb]: CN = RDPWindows
[16:46:37:007] [13396:00003456] [ERROR][com.winpr.sspi.Kerberos] - [kerberos_AcquireCredentialsHandleA]: krb5_parse_name (Configuration file does not specify default realm [-1765328160])
[16:46:37:007] [13396:00003456] [ERROR][com.winpr.sspi.Kerberos] - [kerberos_AcquireCredentialsHandleA]: krb5_parse_name (Configuration file does not specify default realm [-1765328160])
[16:46:37:246] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.gdi] - [gdi_init_ex]: Local framebuffer format  PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA32
[16:46:37:246] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.gdi] - [gdi_init_ex]: Remote framebuffer format PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA32
[16:46:37:255] [13396:0000345a] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.rdpdr.client] - [devman_load_device_service]: Loading device service drive [home] (static)
[16:46:37:255] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.rdpsnd.client] - [rdpsnd_load_device_plugin]: [static] Loaded fake backend for rdpsnd
[16:46:37:255] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.drdynvc.client] - [dvcman_load_addin]: Loading Dynamic Virtual Channel ainput
[16:46:37:255] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.drdynvc.client] - [dvcman_load_addin]: Loading Dynamic Virtual Channel rdpgfx
[16:46:37:255] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.drdynvc.client] - [dvcman_load_addin]: Loading Dynamic Virtual Channel disp
[16:46:37:255] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.drdynvc.client] - [dvcman_load_addin]: Loading Dynamic Virtual Channel rdpsnd
[16:46:38:256] [13396:0000345f] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.rdpsnd.client] - [rdpsnd_load_device_plugin]: [dynamic] Loaded fake backend for rdpsnd
[16:46:38:422] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:38:442] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:38:442] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:46:39:698] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:39:698] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:46:39:749] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:39:749] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:46:39:768] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:39:768] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:46:41:315] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.client.common] - [client_common_save_session_info]: Logon Info V2 [RDPWINDOWS\plover-windows [2]]
[16:46:41:315] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.client.common] - [client_common_save_session_info]: Logon Extended Info [cookie: TRUE, LogonId: 2, errorInfo: FALSE, notifyType: 0, notifyData: 0]
[16:46:41:496] [13396:0000345f] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.rdpsnd.client] - [rdpsnd_load_device_plugin]: [dynamic] Loaded fake backend for rdpsnd
[16:46:41:716] [13396:0000345a] [INFO][com.freerdp.channels.rdpdr.client] - [device_announce]: registered [    drive] device #1:  home (type= 8 id= 1)
[16:46:42:031] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:42:039] [13396:0000345b] [ERROR][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_server_system_param]: TODO: implement
[16:46:42:040] [13396:0000345b] [ERROR][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_server_system_param]: TODO: implement
[16:46:42:076] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:42:076] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:46:42:203] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ARC_BEGAN && WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_HOOKED
[16:46:42:203] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:42:203] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:204] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:332] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:344] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:380] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:382] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:383] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:385] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:42:453] [13396:0000345b] [ERROR][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_server_language_bar_info]: TODO: implement
[16:46:42:693] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:43:192] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:43:192] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:43:378] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:43:410] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:45:751] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:46:45:829] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:45:829] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:45:860] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:45:931] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:46:956] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:46:956] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:47:338] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:46:47:338] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:46:48:144] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:48:144] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:51:114] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:46:51:114] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:46:53:822] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:47:01:500] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow
[16:47:01:500] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_Set]: handle=0
[16:47:03:087] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:47:04:473] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:47:04:704] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:47:05:993] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ACTIVE_WND
[16:47:05:993] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:47:06:004] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
[16:47:06:040] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_rail_monitored_desktop]: TODO: implement WINDOW_ORDER_FIELD_DESKTOP_ZORDER
^C[16:47:07:984] [13396:00003454] [ERROR][com.freerdp.utils.signal] - [fsig_term_handler]: Caught signal 'Interrupt' [2]
[16:47:07:984] [13396:00003454] [INFO][com.freerdp.core] - [sig_abort_connect]: Signal Interrupt [2], terminating session 0x63dc04356ab0
[16:47:07:984] [13396:00003454] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_abort_connect_context]: ERRCONNECT_CONNECT_CANCELLED [0x0002000B]
[16:47:07:984] [13396:00003454] [INFO][com.freerdp.client.common.cliprdr.file] - [fuse_abort]: signal Interrupt [2] aborting session
[16:47:07:984] [13396:00003456] [INFO][com.freerdp.client.common] - [client_auto_reconnect_ex]: Network disconnect!
[16:47:07:984] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common] - [client_auto_reconnect_ex]: Connection aborted by user
[16:47:07:985] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:47:07:985] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:47:07:985] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:47:07:985] [13396:0000345f] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_UnmapWindowForSurface]: function not implemented
[16:47:07:995] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.common.cliprdr.file] - [cliprdr_file_session_terminate]: winpr_PathFileExists(/tmp/com.freerdp.client.cliprdr.13396) failed
[16:47:07:996] [13396:00003456] [WARN][com.freerdp.client.x11] - [xf_Pointer_get_window]: xf_Pointer: Invalid appWindow

Terms

• I am running the latest version.
• To the best of my knowledge, this is a bug and not a setup nor a FreeRDP problem.
• I have checked for duplicate issues.
• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct.