After removing the workaround from my system configuration file and
reconfiguring the system with a recent Guix (see below), things work find in
MATE, Xfce and sway. I can't reproduce the problems anymore.
$ guix describe
Generation 72 Apr 17 2020 08:12:14(current)
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It turns out there is a known issue that reports the gio-launch-desktop problem
(see https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/38135). The problem is fixed, but the
fix is not in production yet. However, I can confirm that the workaround
described in that issue report fixes all the problems I mentioned
I forgot to say:
When trying to open a file using Nautilus in sway, I get this message:
##
Could Not Display "file-name-here.ext"
There is no application installed for "FILE TYPE HERE" files
Button: Select Application
Button: OK
##
Pressing the "Select Application" button displays a
I installed the Guix System several months ago and selected GNOME as the
Desktop Environment (DE). Recently, however, I decided to fallback to another
DE or Window Manager (WM) because of a memory issue in GNOME (see
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2020-02/msg00206.html). So far I
