Re: Update MATE to 1.24

[sirgazil <sirgazil@zoho.com>]

 ---- On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:32:57 -0500 Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier@web.de> wrote ----
 > On 25.03.20 18:09, Marius Bakke wrote:
 > > There is an easy workaround for this problem though: installing
 > > glib:bin.  We could propagate it for now, or simply add it to
 > > %base-packages.
 > 
 > I added glib:bin to my config.scm and MATE can start applications again.
 > Propagating to %base-packages seems like a good quick-fix until
 > core-updates merges. It can also help XFCE, which might also suffer from
 > this problem.

Yes it does, and also fixes using Nautilus in sway (see http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/39843).


 > >> * atril requires a newer glib/gio (also in core-updates).
 > >
 > > Is it just Atril that needs the newer GLib?  We could give Atril its own
 > > version of GLib without having to update the "main" one.
 > 
 > Atril is the only one requiring a newer Glib. I would just leave atril
 > on 1.22 and update it later. It's only a leaf package and 1.22 is fine
 > enough, I think.
 > 
 > >> I have two branches:
 > >> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24 based on master
 > >> https://gitlab.com/jonsger/Guix/-/tree/wip-mate-1.24-co based on
 > >> core-updates
 > >
 > > Great!  Would you like to apply for a Savannah account so users don't
 > > have to pull from a third party to test it?  I'm happy to vouch for you.
 > 
 > So only two members vouching for me left :P
 > 
 > Other findings
 > ==============
 > * You can't shutdown or reboot. There is now button in MATE nor in GDM
 > after logging out.

Yes, I saw the same in MATE 1.22 (no button in the desktop for shutting down and rebooting).

 > * If you install a program or add it to your config.scm it only appears
 > in the App menu after the next reboot.

This may be a common problem in other desktop environments (see http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/35594).


 > * pluma: installing external plugins fails with: "plugin loader python3
 > not found". Can be maybe fixed with propagating python. Plugins who are
 > installed by default do work.
 > * atril: Logo in about page is not an SVG.
 > * mate-control-center: `Preferred Applications` does not start/work.
 > `Time and Date Manager` does not work as well (dbus error).


Other problems I noticed in 1.22 were:

* Overlapping icons in panel applets.
* Not possible to add/remove workspaces.
* Not possible to enable system alert sounds.
* IBus didn't run when I activated it.

I have more information about these issues, but was waiting to see if they were solved in MATE 1.24 before reporting them.