XEMU can't enable Bridged Adapter on Arch linux

[Abro61209]

Bug Description

1. Launch XEMU
2. Go to Machine -> network -> change attached to 'Bridged Adapter', select my network interface -> enabled.

I get the error code "failed to open interface 'xxx' for capture: enp34s0: socket: Address family not supported by protocol."

Do I need some kind of package on Linux to allow this? The Linux equivalent of Npcap probably? Although I have no idea what that is. Tried installing libpcap.

Expected Behavior

Should just bridge my interface and work.

xemu Version

Version: 0.7.67

System Information

No response

Additional Context

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[HadetTheUndying]

Just out of curiosity did you run:

sudo setcap cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin=eip `which xemu`

It is outlined in the documentation here: https://xemu.app/docs/networking/#linux

[Fabxx]

Also an additional note, to do that command, you either have to put the binary in the home directory, or a system directory, usually i use /usr/bin, then i do the command and it works

[Abro61209]

@HadetTheUndying - Ran that command and it says xemu doesn't exist.
@Fabxx - I downloaded the flatpak version. Don't flatpaks put the apps in /usr/bin by default?

[Fabxx]

No, you have tu use the source code and compile the binary. The website has a guide for each distro

[Abro61209]

Ok, guess flatpaks really are hit or miss. I'll just compile it myself and try that way.

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[Abro61209]

@Fabxx
Compiled it, it stored it in my /home/user/xemu, tried running that command. says xemu doesn't exist again. Moved the entire directory to /usr/bin through the command line, STILL says xemu doesn't exist. Running Arch Linux btw.

[Fabxx]

when you type xemu in terminal does it start the emulator? It should since now it's in /usr/bin

[Abro61209]

@Fabxx

Ah okay I see now. I moved just the binary to /usr/bin just like you said, now the command @HadetTheUndying said from xemu's documentation works. I was moving the WHOLE xemu folder over as I was thinking the xemu binary wouldn't launch unless its dependencies were in the same directory as the binary. Thanks much all, going to close this now.