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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
To: 61576@debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#61576] [PATCH 20/21] gnu: gnome-boxes: Mention extra configuration requirements.
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:01:01 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230217170103.10147-21-maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230217170103.10147-2-maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>

* gnu/packages/gnome.scm (gnome-boxes) [description]: Mention about extending
polkit and setuid services with spice-gtk.
---

 gnu/packages/gnome.scm | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 9e6f705129..3470894d4d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -12545,7 +12545,7 @@ (define-public gnome-boxes
            libvirt
            libvirt-glib
            libxml2
-           qemu-minimal                           ;for qemu-img
+           qemu-minimal                 ;for qemu-img
            sparql-query
            spice-gtk
            tracker
@@ -12557,7 +12557,12 @@ (define-public gnome-boxes
 manage remote and virtual systems.  Note that this application requires the
 @code{libvirt} and @code{virtlog} daemons to run.  Use the command
 @command{info '(guix) Virtualization Services'} to learn how to configure
-these services on the Guix System.")
+these services on the Guix System.  If you do not use the GNOME desktop
+environment, you will also want to extend the @code{polkit-service-type} with
+the @code{spice-gtk} package, as well as configure the
+@file{libexec/spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper} executable of @code{spice-gtk}
+as setuid, to make it possible to redirect USB devices as a non-privileged
+user.")
     (license (list
               ;; For data/icons/empty-boxes.png.
               license:cc-by2.0
-- 
2.39.1





  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-02-17 17:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-02-17 16:51 [bug#61576] [PATCH 00/21] Allow USB redirection as an unprivileged user in in GNOME Boxes Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00 ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 01/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Fix indentation and normalize field order Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 02/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Remove input labels Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-26  4:47     ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 00/21] Allow USB redirection as an unprivileged user in in GNOME Boxes Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 03/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Use gexps Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 04/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Update to 0.42 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 05/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Propagate libjpeg-turbo, lz4, opus, and usbredir Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 06/21] gnu: spice-protocol: Update to 0.14.4 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 07/21] gnu: usbredir: Update to 0.13.0 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 08/21] gnu: virglrenderer: Update to 0.7.0 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 09/21] gnu: libcacard: Remove obsolete configure flags Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 10/21] gnu: spice: Update to 0.15.1 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 11/21] gnu: spice-vdagent: Update to 0.22.1 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 12/21] gnu: usbutils: Update to 015 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 13/21] gnu: phodav: Propagate glib, libsoup and libxml2 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 14/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Enable support for polkit, webdav and others Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 15/21] gnu: osinfo-db: Use libsoup 3 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 16/21] gnu: gnome-boxes: Update to 43.3 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 17/21] services: gnome-polkit-settings: Add spice-gtk Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:00   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 18/21] services: desktop: Extract a new gnome-package procedure Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:01   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 19/21] services: gnome-desktop-service-type: Extend setuid-program-service-type Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-17 17:01   ` Maxim Cournoyer [this message]
2023-02-17 17:01   ` [bug#61576] [PATCH 21/21] gnu: spice-gtk: Adjust the default file name of the ACL helper binary Maxim Cournoyer
2023-02-25 19:53 ` bug#61576: [PATCH 00/21] Allow USB redirection as an unprivileged user in in GNOME Boxes Maxim Cournoyer

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