Update: I just tried without the external monitor and Qtile renders beautifully and it is possible to click on the different groups etc.
But spawning any processes still spawns them in the original Ubuntu window manager at ctrl+alt+f1. mandag den 27. april 2020 kl. 10.09.21 UTC+2 skrev Peter Severin Rasmussen: > > OS: Ubuntu 20.04 > Qtile: 0.15.1 (specifically commit 63d5b3fb) > > I want to setup a testing environment with Qtile in a separate X session. > > I am following this: > > http://docs.qtile.org/en/latest/manual/hacking.html#second-x-session > > And I chose to combine it with this approach > > http://docs.qtile.org/en/latest/manual/install/index.html#qtile (the > virtualenv part at the bottom) > > So I have 2 files: > > qtile-entry > #!/bin/bash > > DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )" > source $DIR/qtile/.venv/bin/activate > qtile $* > > > qtile-xinitrc > #!/bin/sh > exec /path/to/qtile-entry > > ($DIR/qtile is a git repo of Qtile including a virtualenv) > > Starting from my initial window manager running at tty1, I press > ctrl+alt+f5 and run > > startx /path/to/qtile-xinitrc > > > The screen goes black, the cursor appears, but then nothing else. > I tried to press mod+enter a couple of times, hoping to see a terminal > appear, but nothing happens. > Initially I just thought that my setup had an error, but then I went back > to the initial window manager with ctrl+alt+f1 and there was 5-6 terminals > that had not been there initially! > > > Qtile logs: > > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,865 WARNING libqtile xcursors.py: > _setup_xcursor_binding():L112 xcb-cursor not found, fallback to font > pointer > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,952 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.launchbar.LaunchBar': No module named 'xdg' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,953 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.mpriswidget.Mpris': No module named 'dbus' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,953 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.mpris2widget.Mpris2': No module named 'dbus' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,955 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.mpd2widget.Mpd2': No module named 'mpd' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,957 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.wlan.Wlan': No module named 'iwlib' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,958 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.khal_calendar.KhalCalendar': No module named > 'dateutil' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,958 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.imapwidget.ImapWidget': No module named > 'keyring' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,959 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.keyboardkbdd.KeyboardKbdd': No module named > 'dbus' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,962 WARNING libqtile utils.py:safe_import():L191 Unmet > dependencies for '.widget.pulse_volume.PulseVolume': No module named > 'libqtile.widget._pulse_audio' > 2020-04-27 08:56:29,973 WARNING libqtile manager.py:setup_eventloop():L264 > importing dbus/gobject failed, dbus will not work. > Nothing noteworthy, in my opinion. I will fix the dependencies later when > things are working. > > > startx seems to do the right thing, at least in terms of calling xinit. > This is how it appeared when running `ps -aux | grep qtile`: > > > xinit /path/to/qtile-xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc :1 vt5 -keeptty > -auth > /tmp/serverauth.<...> > > > Killing the xinit and going back to ctrl+alt+f5 leaves some text like > > ing AIGLX clients for VT switchxinit: connection to X server lostswitch(II > ) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT ... > > > > > Interesting side-note: > > When I try to run Qtile in Xephyr using the ./scripts/xephyr, it works but > almost every window I spawn is spawned in the parent X session (Ubuntu > 20.04 default window manager). Perhaps this is related. > > > Interesting side-note 2: > > I am currently running a 1 monitor setup with a monitor plugged into my > laptop and the laptop's lid is closed. Perhaps the two displays, one of > which is disabled, confuses things. I need to investigate that more. > > > Any ideas? > > > Thanks in advance! > > > Best regards > Peter > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qtile-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qtile-dev/9e5cef18-f1dc-4070-999e-05e43c142436%40googlegroups.com.
