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Bug#1129012: app is improperly packaged

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Package: gpu-viewer
Version: 3.23+ds-1

1. setting env var PYTHONSAFEPATH=1 is a good security practice but it 
seems the app can't run when it's set, which means its path is not 
configured properly. It's a common packaging error, see for example #1098672

```
% gpu-viewer
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/share/gpu-viewer/Files/gpu_viewer.py", line 13, in <module>
     from vulkan_viewer import create_vulkan_tab_content
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'vulkan_viewer'
```

2. even when disabling this security, the app still fails to run:

```
%  PYTHONSAFEPATH= LANG=C gpu-viewer
[…] usual useless gtk messages […]
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/share/gpu-viewer/Files/gpu_viewer.py", line 262, in 
on_activate
     about_box = about_page(page3_box)
   File "/usr/share/gpu-viewer/Files/aboutPage.py", line 70, in about_page
     with open("../About_GPU_Viewer", "r") as file1:
          ~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 
'../About_GPU_Viewer'
```

3. So I Ctrl-C the app, and when I try to run it again, a dialog box 
tells me

 > gpu-viewer is already running
 > If you are unable to view the application, please run rm -r 
/tmp/gpu-viewer and run the application again

so the app doesn't work at all as is.

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Bug#1129012: app is improperly packaged VA <bugs@indigo.re> - 2026-02-25 21:20 +0100
  Bug#1129012: app is improperly packaged Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi <modaresisofthard@proton.me> - 2026-02-25 23:20 +0100
    Bug#1129012: app is improperly packaged VA <bugs@indigo.re> - 2026-02-26 08:10 +0100
  Bug#1129012: app is improperly packaged Seyed Mohamad Amin Modaresi <modaresisofthard@proton.me> - 2026-02-26 08:10 +0100

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