Questions tagged [dbus]
D-BUS is a messaging system used by applications to talk to each other.
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How to correctly run graphical application in Docker container with Qt and D-Bus?
I was trying to get Audex running inside 16.04 LTS Docker container on the 20.04 LTS host.
The below method works normally for Gtk-based applications, I have tested it.
In current case I did the ...
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How to correctly run graphical application in schroot with Qt and D-Bus?
I was trying to get Audex running inside 16.04 LTS schroot on the 20.04 LTS host.
The below method works normally for Gtk-based applications, I have tested it.
In current case I did the following:
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Glib.MainLoop.quit() doesnt stop the loop
I'm using the following code:
from gi.repository import GLib as glib
import dbus
from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop
import sys
def print_notification(bus, message):
keys = ["app_name", "...
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Python script to monitor notifications and return True if there is a notification
Im working on a project which requires another .py file to run when there is a notification. Is there a way to monitor notifications and return a True value if there is one?
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D-bus doesn't work with Spotify-client if a different cache folder is specified
I may use 2 Spotify instances (--mu flag) to redirect audio on different cards / rooms on my Ubuntu Desktop 16.04. But an issue raised as soon as I opened the first instance. If you use --mu argument, ...
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D-Bus >= 1.6 required
I am trying to make Bluez work for Kubuntu, and after reading some threads, it seems this
command is supposed to make it all work:
sudo apt install libdbus-1-dev libudev-dev libical-dev libreadline-...
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Is it normal I have no .dbus folder in any of personal folders, in Ubuntu 19.10?
fighting with a
(firefox:17653): LIBDBUSMENU-GTK-CRITICAL **: 21:52:24.565: dbusmenu_menuitem_property_set_shortcut: assertion 'gtk_accelerator_valid(key, modifier)' failed
error message in Firefox ...
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How do I get progress bars in the dock to work across X11 and Dbus socket forwarding?
I'm trying to get the teatime Snap working on my system, which uses a home directory that isn't /home/$USER, which Snap doesn't support. So, I'm running the Snap inside a Docker container, and giving ...
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No system.config file
I've been having problems with the d-bus permissions and I believe is because I don't have a the /etc/dbus-1/system.config file.
I'm using Ubuntu 19.10. How can I get this file? and why is it not ...
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All desktop icons disappeared
I had a problem with Chromium startup taking very long, so I followed the link provided here and removed dbus-user-session. Everything was fine, even after a reboot, except it did not solve the ...
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NetworkManager via D-Bus: Add a network bridge
I'm trying to use the D-Bus interface of NetworkManager to add and enable a network bridge connection. Basically I'm trying to mimic this command:
nmcli connection add type bridge ifname br0 stp no
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Is systemd-timesyncd.service accessible via a dbus api?
I have to read the status of systemd-timesyncd.service whether to see whetther it has synchronized with the ntp . The System clock synchronized flag is not helpful since it does not show appropriate ...
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ubuntu 18 rlogin or rsh very slow
I am upgrading from ubuntu 16 to 18 and porting a load of infrastructure that depends on rsh (it's a private network so security is not an issue).
We use nfs for file sharing, nis for passwords, hosts ...
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Invoking GNOME “Show Applications” from command line
I'm trying to configure my touch-pad gestures in Ubuntu 19.10 and xdotools doesn't work properly when I switch between different keyboards layouts.
I've found in this post how to launch Activities ...
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lightdm not able to authenticate: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied
After upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 I can't login using the lightdm Interface:
I tried the suggestions here (check permissions and reinstall/restart lightdm) but no change.
These are the ...
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sudo -u <current_user> -H gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri file:///path/to/file
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.
The above command (and other gsetting command when used with sudo -u <user_name> -H) is/are showing a weird behavior.. (I'm expecting it to set the gsetting of the ...
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Trouble with handling sudo
I have two scripts that needs to be executed in chain. (First script calls the second script). The problem is that the first script needs sudo to function as expected, and the second script needs to ...
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How to debug black screen after logging in with NVidia drivers that strangely fixes itself at random times?
I'd like to describe my Nvidia woes of the past few days here in hopes someone can help me diagnose a problem with the Nvidia drivers.
background
TL;DR
I started having this issue on Ubuntu 17, ...
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How to make dbus commands persistent. GNOME
while studying/ Understanding GNOME, I have come across below two commands over the web.
dbus-send --session --type=method_call --dest=org.gnome.Shell /org/gnome/Shell org.gnome.Shell.Eval string:'...
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Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-4WFnI2GBSE: Connection refused
After upgrade from Lubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, I faced some errors and problems, one of them is an error message dialog after every login after restart:
Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-4WFnI2GBSE: ...
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What happens in the OS when multimedia keys are pressed?
What commands are invoked when I press my media keys (play / pause, next, previous)?
I had a look at simulate media keys in the terminal, and my requirement is the same, except I cannot use the ...
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Bluez on DBus: Connection is not allowed / Name already in use
I am writing a BLE library for JavaScript and after I restarted my computer Bluez stopped working
When I write bluetoothd -n I get this:
➜ bluetoothd -n
bluetoothd[2728]: Bluetooth daemon 5.48
D-...
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Got error dbus: Failed to determine seats of user “1000”: Too many open files - why and how to fix?
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS with all updates installed.
Currently I see strange behavior: I can't start new GTK applications and Qt ones.
For GTK-based applications I get:
$ atril file.pdf
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DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.sssd.infopipe was not provided by any .service files
My goal is to retrieve some additional user information for the currently active user.
service sssd status
tells me SSSD is up and running.
Now I want to connect via DBUS.
According to:
https://...
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terminal that logs to dbus
do you know of a terminal that logs file accesses and such to dbus?
I am asking because I have been using the xterm more than any file explorers but xterm does not send anything to dbus. This has ...
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GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SettingsDaemon was not provided by any .service files
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.6 with FVWM window manager. As far as I remember, I had gnome desktop (maybe I removed gnome) and I installed FVWM. I connect a display screen to my laptop VGA port. But the screen ...
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Why doesn't gdbus output work when invoked from ~/.profile?
If I open a terminal and run the below script, it works fine. The values from the gdbus call get written to the lockScreenTest.txt file. The values are true when the screen is locked and the values ...
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No module named '_dbus_bindings' -16.04
I've been trying to update python. And every since I can't seem to access "Updates&Software"
I try to run software-properties-gtk this error shows
File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", ...
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Installing QtWebengineView on Ubuntu: “A suitable version of dbus could not be found. QtWebEngine will not be built.”
I am trying to install QtWebEngineView on ubuntu with the proprietary codecs.
Running:
➜ qtwebengine git:(c3c37b4e) ✗ /usr/local/Qt-5.12.1/bin/qmake -r -Wall -- -proprietary-codecs -ffmpeg ...
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Avahi service fails with enable-dbus=no
Xubuntu 18.04.2 LTS x86_64
In an attempt to remove "ghost printers" from showing up in print dialogs, I added "enable-dbus=no" to my /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf.
I think it gives the proper behavior ...
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Interfacing DBus using gjs
I am extremely new to gjs and I want to interface dbus. I want to create a service and listen to it.
A small example or guide would be useful.
Thank You
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KDE is broken after upgrade to 19.04: org.kde.solid.udisks2: Error getting props
After upgrade to 19.04 KDE doesn't start, just blank screen freeze. When starting KDevelop from lxde it freezes also and slowly floods the following in terminal:
org.kde.solid.udisks2: Error getting ...
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Unable to open software-properties-gtk on 18.04
When I type software-properties-gtk (with sudo -H or not) on terminal, I get the following error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 100, in <module&...
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“Could not start D-Bus. Could you call qdbus?” error. Any ides how to fix it?
I installed CodeBlocks from terminal with command sudo apt-get install codeblocks on Kubuntu 14.04 and then file manager started lag. I restarted computer and had error "Could not start d-bus. Can you ...
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dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus.h:29:10: fatal error: 'dbus/dbus-arch-deps.h' file not found
I am using dbus in my programme, but when i include
#include <dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus.h>
I am getting error :
dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus.h:29:10: fatal error: 'dbus/dbus-arch-deps.h' file not found
In the ...
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no module named '_dbus_bindings'
I'm unable to open "software and updates" from the GUI or the terminal of my ubuntu 16.04 system
sudo software-properties-gtk
sudo: unable to resolve host dna-ws: Connection timed out
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Ubuntu 18.10 has experienced an internal error
I am getting this popup after each startup, even on newly installed Ubuntu. I have tried reinstalling over 5 times, and the same error just keeps popping up.
I am trying to figure out what it is, so ...
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What are possible causes of appmenu-gtk failing to connect to D-Bus?
The warning is
** (/usr/lib/firefox/firefox:1671): WARNING **: 22:14:54.614: Unable to connect to dbus: Could not connect: Permission denied
I tried using strace but can't find any related file ...
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Some journalctl ERRORS
I've been having some error shown on journalctl -b -p err command output, could you guys shed some light on how I could solve them and explain the reason behind them?
For those who can't load the ...
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'sudo telinit 5' and “Could not sync environment to dbus”
I'm currently running Kubuntu on my laptop (no Windows partition) and trying to learn how to use linux.
At the attempt to kill the GUI, 'sudo telinit 3' managed to switch it off. However, when I ...
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KDevelop crashed (closed unexpectedly)
I am try to run application "KDevelop" but return with the following error:
root@11:~$ kdevelop
Connecting to deprecated signal QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString)...
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Dbus-daemon crash after boot
Not always, but often, I find this bug on startup, but with nothing that crashes. For now I'm ignoring it, because I repeat, it does not scratch anything on the screen, but is there a solution? ...
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There always is a dbus error at startup
Does anyone know what it is? I hope that I can get rid off it.
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Startup command with variable settings
I have Xubuntu 16.04 for 2 days.
I am trying to set an entry in Session and Startup>Application Autostart that will set several bash variables and execute a command.
I have managed how to do it ...
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How to pass different argument to gdbus like unit16, uint32
By default arguments sent to gdbus are taken to be of type Int32.
I need to send arguments of mixed type like uint16, uint32 ..
How to frame the arguments for gdbus for same
Unfortunately there are ...
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Menubars missing in libreoffice when used in unshare session in 18.04
When using libreoffice inside unshare -m session, the menubar is missing.
In the console output I see these warnings:
** (soffice:9193): CRITICAL **: 10:29:29.171:
void g_lo_menu_insert_section(...
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Ubuntu 18.04 systems dying a week after install with dbus errors
I've been banging my head against google for a day now and I'm no closer to a solution so I'm hoping someone out there can help out.
I'm installing 18.04 via fai and then doing some system config ...
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How do I disable Dunst and go back to notify-osd?
I installed i3, which recommends dunst, but I'm not using i3 at the moment, and the dunst notifications don't really fit with Unity. I'd rather not uninstall dunst totally, since I might want to start ...
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Updated 16.04 server to 18.04.1, now I see weird errors about missing files, failing to resolve dns, failing to connect to bus
Ok, so this is an upgrade from 16.04.1 LTS to 18.04.1 LTS, the server is headless. After the upgrade is finished, and a reboot is completed, the following happens:
Trying to upgrade packages only ...
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how to use gdbus to set an IP address
I'm researching how to change IP addresses (and DHCP settings) from a workstation app I'm writing which is why I need/want to use dbus for this purpose.
It's complicated! So I'm trying to learn by ...
