Hey, On 05/02/2018 12:13 PM, NaBaCo wrote: > On 05/02/18 12:03, Ivan Mitev wrote: >> >> >> On 05/02/2018 11:25 AM, NaBaCo wrote: >>> On 05/02/18 09:52, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: >>>> On Tue, May 1, 2018 7:52 am, NaBaCo wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> I have a simple command in /rw/config/rc.local the sets the keyboard >>>>> layout and shortcuts. I have made the script executable, and after >>>>> searching the internet found there's a timing problem (the system runs the >>>>> script too early), so I've added "sleep 5" to the beginning of the script. >>>>> The script worked well in Q3.2, and runs well even now in Q4.0 when run >>>>> manually from command line, yet when I start the VMs, there's no effect. >>>>> This affects both debian-9 and fedora-26 AppVMs. >>>>> Increasing the "sleep" time didn't help. >>>> >>>> Tested this in a 4.0 debian-9 AppVM by adding to rc.local "date > >>>> /home/user/1", chmod 755 it, and it worked first try. Might want to add >>>> something similar to yours to make sure it's firing, then troubleshoot >>>> accordingly. Also check out >>>> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg20360.html. >>>> >>> >>> Hey, >>> I rebooted the VM after adding your line to rc.local, and indeed it >>> fires up. I'm assuming that rc.local runs before X server starts up. >>> The command I want to run is 'setxkbmap'. >> >> As awokd pointed, rc.local starts before the X server is active. >> >> A workaround is to use .desktop files, which would autostart after X. >> >> See this doc (which by the way should help you with what you're trying >> to achieve with keyb layouts). >> >> https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/localization/keyboard-multiple-layouts.md >> > > Thanks Ivan, this is going to be the doc I'll change :) > The .desktop work-around is somewhat inelegant in my opinion - why not > use an already integrated feature rather then working around?
IIRC I first tried to put stuff in rc.local, then found out it was started before X. I then tried with /etc/profile.d but it worked only if you had opened a terminal. I then settled on .desktop files in /etc/xdg/autostart, which is also the mechanism chosen by Qubes to autostart various things. I'd be happy to update the doc with a "cleaner", integrated solution - feel free to send comments. Or even better - if you can - please submit a push request with your changes (one of the ideas behind the Qubes Community project is to be a "staging" ground for documentation, which could then find its way to the official Qubes documentation after enough testing). You're most likely the first user to follow this community doc, so feel free to send any comments - not only related to the autostart problem. > Either way, thank you very much! No problem :) > -- > NaBaCo. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/1a353790-c7d6-7ff9-3abd-1320ec6aaa71%40maa.bz. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
