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From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net>
Subject: Re: networkmanager hostname woes
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 04:57:05 +0530
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Thomas Danckaert writes:

> Hi Guix,
>
> since the change to networkmanager, I've been running into the=20
> following problem: when I connect to a wireless network using=20
> networkmanager, I can no longer start graphical applications=20
> (starting any program fails with =E2=80=9Ccannot open display :0.0=E2=80=
=9D and=20
> similar messages).
>
> AFAIU, the cause is that networkmanager changes my hostname (after=20
> DHCP?), in my case to =E2=80=9Cnew-host2=E2=80=9D or something similar,=
 and this=20
> seems to break the X session.  When I manually restore the hostname=20
> with =E2=80=9Csudo hostname <original-hostname>=E2=80=9D, the problem i=
s solved.  Is=20
> there anyway to disable this behaviour for networkmanager?

I have the exact same problem too. If somebody has a solution, I'd like
to hear about it.