From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms0.migadu.com with LMTPS id KO8LN7x7IWGJTAAAgWs5BA (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:18:36 +0200 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id eMqjMrx7IWGPHwAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 21 Aug 2021 22:18:36 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0CB0EC866 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:18:36 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost ([::1]:36074 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mHZJy-0002px-UZ for larch@yhetil.org; Sat, 21 Aug 2021 18:18:35 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:36440) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mHZJe-0002po-Fb for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Aug 2021 18:18:14 -0400 Received: from cascadia.aikidev.net ([2600:3c01:e000:267:0:a171:de7:c]:55908) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mHZJb-0004lS-Hi for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Aug 2021 18:18:14 -0400 Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2600:3c01:e000:21:21:21:0:100b]) (Authenticated sender: vagrant@cascadia.debian.net) by cascadia.aikidev.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C75161AC19; Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:18:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Vagrant Cascadian To: Andreas Reuleaux , help-guix Users Subject: Re: simple config with just startx not working for me In-Reply-To: <87zgtasdmq.fsf@softland> References: <87zgtasdmq.fsf@softland> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:17:47 -0700 Message-ID: <87wnoetpbo.fsf@yucca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Received-SPF: none client-ip=2600:3c01:e000:267:0:a171:de7:c; envelope-from=vagrant@debian.org; helo=cascadia.aikidev.net X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1629584316; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type:in-reply-to:in-reply-to: references:references:list-id:list-help:list-unsubscribe: list-subscribe:list-post; bh=gEubuv708UWqpHWpw7w03mzt7D1mqEKOFuyjRKP8qZo=; b=Q7+l/Z7CLRot7islC14lRtPcGCRBpCi04QDWKWerXOa6fAmhaMlyFc2di6w1XFA624SbPX xRthKnuxY5GpgrHpJomlgnLPBj4UIIX0CSN7sUNR9vElO98LwOAEIUnNJp22x2+eUEn6BT 7DWX6fYmbWFnRudvAmgOOB1S2aXa69QrphrlcdfTF1/Ew7Ktijisw+92bbnUWzSRqaaMDK HRbXdoqQVySDOi9tkHMeAlkGFM4kM0CxW+RaoRuiBiaCXvzhUTel8BTSqeqQvsETe8oCM3 hxxZapGDn6MKjTDPLGH2aqj+qsYTd7jlv3MXvSPpJOMl7Kj+n9IWc/SZO/xojQ== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1629584316; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=XJhTnw4PvV1ZeTJ+UAdvr+kXx7GrMB69/UsPFu6AFs1Ih+lr04c9qbv9MvatyoTzS6MfkA WoZ/vLQdGWauND0KLUjF6iKGxI/mZbDgMZDI+1k3D+RP/8DgHmeVgoa5g7SI0ABDVy3dfG le3U/Tfwco06gIGLWhEe2sY2PdC/RKBq8UyL2quMGfcPNL51kmUAMOlqUd88/OyLmTr3Ey uPQr+6foFLUk7wfmd/McGPEjh/WmNZ4DtW15Dkk7eomYbqKCZvcGYvGORYN2OzWCW+pLIt vaYzYesEIKSmRu1NI5RGk5ttI5yEM5YVuQDfIcE6WSUh+zIWlq0k3hSEFDee9Q== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.52 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 0CB0EC866 X-Spam-Score: -1.52 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: L9aMwN5blce6 --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2021-08-21, Andreas Reuleaux wrote: > I am fairly new to guix, thus bear with me please. Welcome! > I want to start X on my system with startx - i.e. log into my system > just from a tty, and then start X by hand (and i3 will be my window > manager, I just have an .xsession file in my $HOME, where I start i3) > - I do not want any desktop-services / desktop-manager / graphical login = manager > (this may seem old school - but has worked fine for me for years > under debian).=20 > > I cannot really get this working though: I have xinit installed (with > startx therein, cf. my config below), but when I > > startx > > on the command line, I get this: > > xauth: file /home/rx/.serverauth.1957 does not exist ... I struggled with this for a bit and eventually gave up. In theory, if you make enough executables setuid, you might be able to get startx to work properly (other distros such as Debian make startx work by installing various executables setuid). In the end, I switched using sway, which is very similar to i3 but uses wayland natively instead of X11 (though there are still X11 compatibility layers). The main thing is you need to have elogind configured in your system, and then you can login and run "exec sway" and it "just works". So, not exactly a direct answer to your question, but maybe it is a workable alternative for you. live well, vagrant --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEARYKAB0WIQRlgHNhO/zFx+LkXUXcUY/If5cWqgUCYSF7iwAKCRDcUY/If5cW qogRAQCzHIwqySrCKxpOSvXLBg0306SIS394oHT2vgBRS3bhkwEAv129oUkCc6gp Y89O8ZmXxeBduOfOTKtWB4mpgIfJHwg= =YvGZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--