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Issues with XFCE
The default X on NetBSD 9.2 works fine for me, but I have some problems with XFCE. This is what I did to install and run XFCE:
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$ doas pkgin install xfce4 $ startxfce4
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The NetBSD wiki on XFCE4 was last edited 6 years ago.
A more recent 3rd party guide is here: https://slice2.com/2019/09/21/howto-...on-netbsd-8-1/ On my 9.2 install w/ 2021Q3 binaries, I ensured I had the daemons (ie dbus) running and mine was fairly stable. Arch has a listing of things that cause problems in linux https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xfce#Troubleshooting One issue in the Arch Linux guide is the login manager or lack of one. I used xdm because the ~/.xsession-errors log was helpful. Consider setting up xdm if you are not using it. I ran firefox-esr and did not experience major issues. |
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XDM does not work for me either. Here is what I did:
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# cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/dbus /etc/rc.d # echo dbus=YES >> /etc/rc.conf # echo xdm=YES >> /etc/rc.conf # exit $ echo xfce4-session > .xsession $ doas reboot Code:
$ cat .xsession-errors XDM authorization key matches an existing client!xfce4-session: Cannot open display: . Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage. |
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I recall issues with XDM authorization a while back and used this work around at the bottom of the page. Can't recall if I setup 9.2 the same way and have since removed my install - needed the build space for lineageos.
https://slice2.com/2016/01/30/howto-...p-on-netbsd-7/ |
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