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SlackIT · 03-21-2022, 11:57 PM

When I start Thunar it says gvfs is not available.

I only use Openbox in Slackware 15.0, Xfce is not installed.

I compiled Thunar, and I compiled the dependencies it needs, but I installed the official slack pkg for gvfs.

These are the pkgs I compiled;

exo
libxfce4ui
libxfce4util
thunar-volman
tumbler
xfce4-panel
Thunar

I have an LDD script that checks the system for anything missing, it shows nothing is missing.

I assumed Thunar is complaining about gvfs missing, because this is a dbus issue with starting other DE/WM outside of Xfce.

BUT... This is the contents of my .xinitrc, I assumed is correct to start a dbus session and have Thunar see gvfs.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# $Xorg: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:54:30 cpqbld Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps
[ -f $sysresources ] && /usr/bin/xrdb -merge $sysresources
[ -f $sysmodmap ] && /usr/bin/xmodmap $sysmodmap
[ -f $userresources ] && /usr/bin/xrdb -merge $userresources
[ -f $usermodmap ] && /usr/bin/xmodmap $usermodmap

export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"

if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
  exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session openbox-session > /dev/null 2>~/.X.log
else
  exec openbox-session > /dev/null 2>~/.X.log
fi

Since I did this manually, I also wondered if I might be missing a /usr/share/dbus-1/services file for gvfs.

But I do see; org.gtk.vfs.Daemon.service

Code:

                                                                 
[D-BUS Service]
Name=org.gtk.vfs.Daemon
Exec=/usr/libexec/gvfsd

/etc/rc.d/rc.messagebus is executable.

Anyhow, I'm lost, I can't get Thunar to see gvfs, any ideas?

THANKS

SlackIT · 03-22-2022, 12:37 AM

After posting this, I decided to install Xfce and see what happens, and Thunar works without any gvfs issue.

SO, I think I'm right, with this being a dbus/session issue, but can't seem to figure how to start Openbox so this works?

Hmm

allend · 03-22-2022, 09:09 AM

Many window managers require a DBUS notification service. For some ideas

SlackIT · 03-23-2022, 01:52 AM

I do have xfce4-notifyd installed, and it has;

/etc/xfce/xdg/autostart;

xfce4-notifyd.desktop;
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Xfce Notification Daemon
Exec=/usr/lib64/xfce4/notifyd/xfce4-notifyd
Icon=org.xfce.notification
OnlyShowIn=XFCE;

I assumed in Openbox this script was called and started? hmm

I added by hand;
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.xfce4-notifyd.Notifications.service;
[D-BUS Service]
Name=org.xfce.Xfconf
Exec=/usr/lib64/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd

GazL · 03-23-2022, 04:50 AM

Code:

if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
  exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session openbox-session > /dev/null 2>~/.X.log
else
  exec openbox-session > /dev/null 2>~/.X.log
fi

That's outdated now, ck is gone from Slackware 15.0

I do my xinitrc's like this now: using dbus-run-session rather than dbus-launch:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

##  Reinvoke within a dbus session:

if [ -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/dbus-run-session ]; then
   exec dbus-run-session -- $0 "$@"
fi


##  Load Xresources and keymaps:

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap

[ -f "$sysresources" ]   &&  xrdb -load "$sysresources"
[ -f "$userresources" ]  &&  xrdb -merge "$userresources"
[ -f "$sysmodmap" ]      &&  xmodmap "$sysmodmap"
[ -f "$usermodmap" ]     &&  xmodmap "$usermodmap"


##  Start user programs:

# /usr/bin/compton --paint-on-overlay --backend glx --vsync opengl-swc &

##  Start Window Manager:

/usr/bin/fbsetroot -solid \#0f0f0f
/usr/bin/fvwm2

Using dbus-run-session is more in-keeping with how display managers such as sddm start dbus. I never liked dbus-launch: it had a couple of ugly aspects to it that have proven problematic to me in the past.

Also, unlike the dbus-launch approach, this still allows you to put additional user programs in your xinitrc, like we did in the old days.

SlackIT · 03-23-2022, 08:01 PM

Post error...

SlackIT · 03-23-2022, 08:10 PM

I just tried to use my .xinitrc exactly how you made yours and X doesn't start, so this is not working for me/openbox...

Code:

#!/bin/sh

##  Reinvoke within a dbus session:

if [ -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/dbus-run-session ]; then
   exec dbus-run-session -- $0 "$@"
fi


##  Load Xresources and keymaps:

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap

[ -f "$sysresources" ]   &&  xrdb -load "$sysresources"
[ -f "$userresources" ]  &&  xrdb -merge "$userresources"
[ -f "$sysmodmap" ]      &&  xmodmap "$sysmodmap"
[ -f "$usermodmap" ]     &&  xmodmap "$usermodmap"


/usr/bin/openbox

GazL · 03-23-2022, 08:49 PM

Is ~/.xinitrc set executable?

I haven't run openbox, so can't offer any advice on that, but I know it works with fvwm.

SlackIT · 03-23-2022, 09:37 PM

My mistake I didn't have it executable and because I picked in xwmconfig openbox-session, I have it now like this and it works;

Code:

#!/bin/sh

##  Reinvoke within a dbus session:

if [ -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS" ] && [ -x /usr/bin/dbus-run-session ]; then
   exec dbus-run-session -- $0 "$@"
fi

##  Load Xresources and keymaps:

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap

[ -f "$sysresources" ]   &&  xrdb -load "$sysresources"
[ -f "$userresources" ]  &&  xrdb -merge "$userresources"
[ -f "$sysmodmap" ]      &&  xmodmap "$sysmodmap"
[ -f "$usermodmap" ]     &&  xmodmap "$usermodmap"

export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"
exec openbox-session

SlackIT · 03-23-2022, 10:10 PM

I guess for Openbox, or maybe it's for any small WM/DE, if you don't run X in a session, then you might have to set variables in the .xinitrc to load?

As an example Openbox has this path;

/.config/openbox/autostart.sh - this is the contents I use in the autosart.sh;

Code:

(sleep 1s; tint2 > /dev/null 2>&1 &) &
. $HOME/.fehbg
picom --config ~/.config/picom.conf -b --log-file /tmp/picom.log
urxvtd -q -f -o

I noticed if I didn't start openbox in a session and just started it as exec openbox none of these were loaded, so I'm assuming if you don't run a session, then all of these I listed in the autostart.sh I would need to place in the .xinitrc to load?

THANKS

elcore · 03-24-2022, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlackIT

I guess for Openbox, or maybe it's for any small WM/DE, if you don't run X in a session, then you might have to set variables in the .xinitrc to load?

As an example Openbox has this path;

/.config/openbox/autostart.sh - this is the contents I use in the autosart.sh;

Code:

(sleep 1s; tint2 > /dev/null 2>&1 &) &
. $HOME/.fehbg
picom --config ~/.config/picom.conf -b --log-file /tmp/picom.log
urxvtd -q -f -o

I noticed if I didn't start openbox in a session and just started it as exec openbox none of these were loaded, so I'm assuming if you don't run a session, then all of these I listed in the autostart.sh I would need to place in the .xinitrc to load?

THANKS

This has nothing to do with the title.