Questions tagged [freedesktop]
FreeDesktop is an informal standards body mostly (but not entirely) focused on graphical technologies of UNIX operating systems. The FreeDesktop website hosts both specifications and software.
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Systemd unit files... A failed service, yet there's nothing listed as 'failed' or masked
I'll try to be concise!
I run Arch with i3, polybar and xfce4 group to handle notifications etc. Thunar is the file manager.
I've been struggling to understand why the thumbnail generation for my ...
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What does @@u and @@ mean in the a desktop entry
The default Firefox flatpak defines the following exec lines:
~ cat /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications/org.mozilla.firefox.desktop | grep ^Exec
Exec=/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --...
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How to debug the xdg free desktop menu
I'm using KDE on last debian and i get a lot of problem with the menu. I was using the kdemenu to organise the start menu, but i get a lot of trouble :
Some .desktop shows in the start menu but not in ...
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google-chrome.desktop: ERROR:object_proxy.cc(576)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver.GetActive
Why am I seeing this message in my journalctl messages on Ubuntu?
google-chrome.desktop[7412]: [7405:7405:0127/124242.745221:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(576)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop....
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Broadcasting a message to users in desktop environments
I'm currently writing a small systemd service that may need to shutdown the computer. I'd like to broadcast a message to all users, e.g. This computer is going to shutdown at XXX, don't forget save ...
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Set a specific file manager for org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowItems
The following command opens a file manager to show the directory.
dbus-send --session --dest=org.freedesktop.FileManager1 --print-reply \
--type=method_call /org/freedesktop/FileManager1 \
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How to use pass-secret-service as a keyring provider without breaking gpg?
Recently, I’ve tried to install nheko, a Matrix client, but I failed using it because it complains it cannot store password and other secrets because there are no providers for org.freedesktop.secrets ...
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Flatpak install freezes when downloading resource. Can I find source URL to download file manually from browser?
I am trying to update the Gnome Web (org.gnome.Epiphany) flatpak, on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS (on WSL2). One specific resource, "org.freedesktop.Platform.openh264" always freezes when downloading. ...
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Is it Possible to Read stdout and stderr of Apps Launched From the Desktop?
Suppose I launch Firefox from my apps. Is the stdout and stderr redirected to a specific file or is it redirected to /dev/null? If it is indeed redirected to a specific file, I'd also like to know how ...
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~/.local/share/ is not in $XDG_DATA_DIRS, however .desktop files under the applications folder is shown in GNOME launcher
I'm using GNOME under Arch Linux.
According to freedesktop Menu Specification, .desktop files are under $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications/.
But when I was cleaning desktop entries today, I noticed that ...
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Connecting to Wifi: org.freedesktop.resolve1: Permission denied
I have this problem when I try to connect to the wifi.
If I run resolvectl I get the following error:
resolvectl
Failed to get global data: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.resolve1: ...
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Arch linux; org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs: No such interface “org.freedesktop.portal.FileChooser”
I use sway on arch linux and a lot of apps log this error message:
org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs: No such interface “org.freedesktop.portal.FileChooser”
How can I resolve this issue ?
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How to create custom Freedesktop menu categories?
I can't seem to create "Security" as a custom top-level Freedesktop category. (I have Sparky Linux with Openbox.)
I did research and everyone agrees you can do it in three easy steps:
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Store Firefox Primary Password in Secret Service
Is it possible to store the Firefox Primary Password (formerly known as the Master password) using the freedesktop secret service dbus API, in order to bypass the password prompt when Firefox starts ...
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Linux Trash implementation: Correct place for a Trash Log?
I am working on a Trash implementation and would like to store a log for every deletion. I have reviewed the Freedesktop Trash Specification but couldn't find any information about where to store a ...
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