[arch-general] GUFW start problem

[Eli Schwartz]

On 01/27/2017 10:58 PM, Alonzo Gomez via arch-general wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> Using Arch X86-64 up to date.  Gnome 3, with GDM.  UFW works fine.
> 
> Logging in (GDM) gives 3 choices:
> - Gnome
> - Gnome classic
> - Gnome with xorg
> 
> If I log in as using the option "Gnome with xorg" at GDM, GUFW works fine.
> 
> But, if I log in choosing either "Gnome" or "Gnome classic", GUFW will
> not start.  Instead, whether I click the gui icon, or do "gufw" or
> "sudo gufw" in a terminal, the authentication dialog box appears
> asking for the password.  After entering the password, the dialog box
> disappears, and nothing further happens.
> 
> This is regardless of whether I use Linux, Linux-lts, or Linux-grsec.
> 
> Fwiw, I do have net-tools and python-gobject both installed.
> Python-gi does not seem to be in the repos.
> 
> If necessary, I can reboot into either Gnome or Gnome classic, try
> GUFW again, and post whatever error messages would be helpful.
> 
> BTW, no other application program exhibit this behavior.

Something working with gnome-under-xorg but not gnome-under-wayland
sounds like an application that makes use of X directly, and hasn't been
ported to work with wayland instead. But I was under the impression that
Gnome automatically ran such applications under Xwayland...

-- 
Eli Schwartz

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