Cannot Install Office NX on Bazzite via rpm-ostree - 404 on Public Key Retrieval

[kurazarrh]

I'm using Bazzite 43, which is an immutable distro. I installed SoftMaker Office NX just before version 1230 became available, and it installed just fine. However, since the 1230 release hit rpm-ostree (I assume, can't really tell and am not a Linux archwizard yet), it has been causing my system updates to fail due to being layered with rpm-ostree. I removed my SoftMaker installation in order to try reinstalling again, but I get the same error (whether upgrading or installing).

Here is the output I get when trying to install:

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kurazarrh@bazzite:~$ rpm-ostree install softaker-office-nx
Checking out tree fd3d30d... done
Enabled rpm-md repositories: updates fedora terra-mesa copr:copr.fedorainfracloud.org:kylegospo:obs-vkcapture softmaker updates-archive
Updating metadata for 'softmaker'... done
error: Updating rpm-md repo 'softmaker': Failed to download gpg key for repo 'softmaker': Status code: 404 for https://shop.softmaker.com/repo/linux-repo-public.key (IP: 144.76.75.254)

Am I doing something wrong here? Will appreciate any help I can get.

Would also sell a few organs for SoftMaker to publish Office as a Flatpak!

[SuperTech]

Thank you for posting your problem. It appears you are using a highly customized distribution of Fedora.

To install or reinstall SoftMaker Office NX correctly on Fedora, please run the following commands (mentioned on our website also) in your terminal:

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sudo dnf install -y curl
curl -fsSL https://softmaker.net/down/install-softmaker-office-nx.sh | sudo bash

[trailrunner]

You need to install Softmaker Office in a container using distrobox (my personal choice) or toolbox (the pre-installed container software on Fedora's Atomic Desktops). You can find a short description on how to do that (for a different software) here: https://zihad.com.bd/posts/fedora-atomi ... ite-usage/ It takes a bit to get the hang of this, but it's actually "cleaner" than the rpm-ostree install as it keeps your system free from dependencies. This way, the underlying system can be updated, rolled back, or swapped out anytime at will without breaking any of the apps running on the system - as it is intended with the Atomic Desktops.

[kurazarrh]

@SuperTech I would love to use dnf to install Softmaker Office, but unfortunately, Bazzite is an immutable distro, so using dnf to install anything is out. My options are pretty much (in order of Bazzite's official preference): Flatpak, AppImage, rpm-ostree.

@trailrunner It looks like toolbox doesn't exist on my system (Bazzite 43), which is weird since the link you sent indicates it SHOULD be there. I do have distrobox available, though frankly, it looks like a hassle.

The best solution is probably to just... install regular Fedora. Bazzite has been great for gaming, but using just about any other app is a real headache.

[lgsl]

You could extract the contents of the rpm file and follow the guide to install SMO into a USB flash drive, as a base to have it installed in $HOME instead, tricking it to think is a portable version. At least in theory.

This are the kind issue you run into when you use niche distributions that also happen to favour the overrated immutable scheme.