Why does `xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW` give me 0x0 for some windows?

.. and what can I do about it? When you try to get some information about the currently focused window you’re often told to just run xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW to get the window id of the currently active window. But sometimes – e.g. when a terminal window is on top – I get 0x0 as … Read more

Start nautilus as root using wayland

In the past when X11 was the default server for the display it was possible to start nautilus as root then navigate where ever required. Since the release of wayland, this behavior has changed, at least on my computer. This is what happens $ sudo nautilus [sudo] Mot de passe de mh-cbon : ** (org.gnome.Nautilus:24429): … Read more

Debian slow start after upgrade – Gnome/Wayland issue ? (Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid – Gnome 3.34.1)

After upgraded my Debian testing few weeks ago, I realise that my boot take 1 minute more to show login screen. 1 minute is a timeout during boot. I did’nt notice that before because I always use suspend mode (it’s still fast that way, even with this issue) and I’m not in front of screen … Read more

Qt5 on Wayland – how to set keyboard repeat rate?

I’m running SwayWM. I set the keyboard repeat delay and rate in ~/.config/sway/config as: input * repeat_delay 180 input * repeat_rate 50 This works in everything except Qt5 applications. Qt5 applications use their own repeat delay and rate, and it is unaffected by the Sway settings. How can I change the keyboard repeat delay and … Read more

After f32 update on Acer Laptop: built-in keyboard not working

Update: I tried several distros and finally installed the Fedora Compiz Mate Desktop. It works fine with built-in-Keyboard working. But running sudo dnf update installed me a newer kernel, where I have the same issures. I roughly checked some journal-entrys, but it looks quite the same. Actual workaround: I manually select the older kernel and … Read more

how to force GDM to use wayland

I got a Xorg driver problem that causes the mouse cursor 1 seconds behind the mouse movement when in x11. This can be cured by launching gnome-session in WAYLAND mode if [[ -z $DISPLAY && $(tty) == /dev/tty1 && $XDG_SESSION_TYPE == tty ]]; then MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland exec dbus-run-session gnome-session; fi Is there a way … Read more

Running Firefox on Weston in Ubuntu 18.04

I’m trying to run firefox on the Weston display server. I’m running Ubuntu 18.04 on an ARM64 system. The system does not support X11 (or xwayland.) The Arch wiki notes that the MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND environment variable may be used to launch firefox: MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 firefox When I do this, I get: Error: no DISPLAY environment variable specified … Read more

How can I detect if a system tray is available in Linux (Wayland)?

Unfortunately, my favorite system toolbar is currently experiencing a bug that makes it extremely slow to start. The result is that all my applications have started up long before the system tray becomes available. The only way to get the tray icons to show up is to restart all my applications. To avoid this, I … Read more