Distribution
LMDE 7
Package version
6.6.3+gigi
Frequency
Always
Bug description
Nemo "Open as Root" leaves persistent root gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs mount causing Flatpak failure.
Steps to reproduce
( Reproduction steps )
Start a Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Cinnamon session.
Open Nemo.
Navigate to a system directory, for example:
/usr/share/themes
Right click and choose:
"Open as Root"
Authenticate via PolicyKit password dialog.
Close the root administrative window.
Observe that privileged GVFS processes remain running:
ps -ef | grep gvfs | grep root
Output:
root /usr/libexec/gvfsd root /usr/libexec/gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs -f
Verify persistent mount:
mount | grep gvfs
Output:
gvfsd-fuse on /.gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse
Try launching a Flatpak application.
Example:
flatpak run io.gitlab.guillermop.Counters
Flatpak fails with:
bwrap: Can't get type of source /.gvfs: Permission denied
( Investigation performed )
Observed that after "Open as Root" completes:
gvfsd-admin exits
child processes remain orphaned (PPID = 1)
Processes:
root /usr/libexec/gvfsd root /usr/libexec/gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs -f
Confirmed via:
ps -fp PID
Both processes have:
PPID = 1
Verified FUSE ownership:
sudo ls -l /proc/PID/fd
gvfsd-fuse process keeps:
fd -> /dev/fuse
Manually killing:
sudo kill
immediately unmounts:
/.gvfs
and Flatpak applications start working again.
Expected behavior
( Expected behavior )
After closing the administrative GVFS session started via Nemo "Open as Root":
gvfsd root process should terminate
gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs should unmount automatically
no orphan privileged GVFS processes should remain running
( Actual behavior )
After closing the administrative session:
gvfsd-admin exits
root gvfsd and gvfsd-fuse remain alive indefinitely
/.gvfs remains mounted
Flatpak applications fail because bubblewrap cannot access /.gvfs
Additional information
( System workaround)
sudo pkill -u root -f "gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs" sudo pkill -u root -f "^/usr/libexec/gvfsd$"
This immediately restores Flatpak functionality.
Ok... this is my ENVIROMENT:
~$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="LMDE 7 (gigi)"
NAME="LMDE"
VERSION_ID="7"
VERSION="7 (gigi)"
VERSION_CODENAME=gigi ID=linuxmint
HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.linuxmint.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
ID_LIKE=debian DEBIAN_CODENAME=trixie DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL=13.0
~$ uname -a
Linux yoga-slim 7.0.12+deb13-amd64 #1 (closed) SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 7.0.12-2~bpo13+1 (2026-06-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux
~$ flatpak --version
Flatpak 1.16.6
~$ bwrap --version
bubblewrap 0.11.0
~$ dpkg -l | grep gvfs
ii gvfs:amd64 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - GIO module ii gvfs-backends 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - backends ii gvfs-common 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 all userspace virtual filesystem - common data files ii gvfs-daemons 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - servers ii gvfs-fuse 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - fuse server ii gvfs-libs:amd64 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - private libraries
~$ dpkg -l | grep nemo
ii gir1.2-nemo-3.0 6.6.3+gigi amd64 libraries for nemo components - gir bindings ii libnemo-extension1:amd64 6.6.3+gigi amd64 libraries for nemo components - runtime version ii nemo 6.6.3+gigi amd64 file manager and graphical shell for Cinnamon ii nemo-data 6.6.3+gigi all data files for nemo ii nemo-dbg 6.6.3+gigi amd64 file manager and graphical shell for Cinnamon - debugging version ii nemo-emblems 6.6.0+gigi all Change a folder or file emblem ii nemo-fileroller 6.6.0+gigi amd64 File Roller integration for Nemo ii nemo-preview 6.6.0+gigi amd64 nemo-preview is a quick previewer for nemo ii nemo-share 6.6.0+gigi amd64 Nemo extension to share folder using Samba ii python-nemo 6.6.0+gigi amd64 Python binding for Nemo components
~$ cinnamon --version
Cinnamon 6.6.7
That's it... Help.
Distribution
LMDE 7
Package version
6.6.3+gigi
Frequency
Always
Bug description
Nemo "Open as Root" leaves persistent root gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs mount causing Flatpak failure.
Steps to reproduce
( Reproduction steps )
Start a Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Cinnamon session.
Open Nemo.
Navigate to a system directory, for example:
/usr/share/themes
Right click and choose:
"Open as Root"
Authenticate via PolicyKit password dialog.
Close the root administrative window.
Observe that privileged GVFS processes remain running:
ps -ef | grep gvfs | grep root
Output:
root /usr/libexec/gvfsd root /usr/libexec/gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs -f
Verify persistent mount:
mount | grep gvfs
Output:
gvfsd-fuse on /.gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse
Try launching a Flatpak application.
Example:
flatpak run io.gitlab.guillermop.Counters
Flatpak fails with:
bwrap: Can't get type of source /.gvfs: Permission denied
( Investigation performed )
Observed that after "Open as Root" completes:
Processes:
root /usr/libexec/gvfsd root /usr/libexec/gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs -f
Confirmed via:
ps -fp PID
Both processes have:
PPID = 1
Verified FUSE ownership:
sudo ls -l /proc/PID/fd
gvfsd-fuse process keeps:
fd -> /dev/fuse
Manually killing:
sudo kill
immediately unmounts:
/.gvfs
and Flatpak applications start working again.
Expected behavior
( Expected behavior )
After closing the administrative GVFS session started via Nemo "Open as Root":
( Actual behavior )
After closing the administrative session:
Additional information
( System workaround)
sudo pkill -u root -f "gvfsd-fuse /.gvfs" sudo pkill -u root -f "^/usr/libexec/gvfsd$"
This immediately restores Flatpak functionality.
Ok... this is my ENVIROMENT:
~$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="LMDE 7 (gigi)"
NAME="LMDE"
VERSION_ID="7"
VERSION="7 (gigi)"
VERSION_CODENAME=gigi ID=linuxmint
HOME_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forums.linuxmint.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.linuxmint.com/"
ID_LIKE=debian DEBIAN_CODENAME=trixie DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL=13.0
~$ uname -a
Linux yoga-slim 7.0.12+deb13-amd64 #1 (closed) SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 7.0.12-2~bpo13+1 (2026-06-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux
~$ flatpak --version
Flatpak 1.16.6
~$ bwrap --version
bubblewrap 0.11.0
~$ dpkg -l | grep gvfs
ii gvfs:amd64 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - GIO module ii gvfs-backends 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - backends ii gvfs-common 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 all userspace virtual filesystem - common data files ii gvfs-daemons 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - servers ii gvfs-fuse 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - fuse server ii gvfs-libs:amd64 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 amd64 userspace virtual filesystem - private libraries
~$ dpkg -l | grep nemo
ii gir1.2-nemo-3.0 6.6.3+gigi amd64 libraries for nemo components - gir bindings ii libnemo-extension1:amd64 6.6.3+gigi amd64 libraries for nemo components - runtime version ii nemo 6.6.3+gigi amd64 file manager and graphical shell for Cinnamon ii nemo-data 6.6.3+gigi all data files for nemo ii nemo-dbg 6.6.3+gigi amd64 file manager and graphical shell for Cinnamon - debugging version ii nemo-emblems 6.6.0+gigi all Change a folder or file emblem ii nemo-fileroller 6.6.0+gigi amd64 File Roller integration for Nemo ii nemo-preview 6.6.0+gigi amd64 nemo-preview is a quick previewer for nemo ii nemo-share 6.6.0+gigi amd64 Nemo extension to share folder using Samba ii python-nemo 6.6.0+gigi amd64 Python binding for Nemo components
~$ cinnamon --version
Cinnamon 6.6.7
That's it... Help.