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@ xavier666 @lemm.ee

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  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • For i3, the desktop file is like this (present in /usr/share/xsessions)

     
        
[Desktop Entry]
Name=i3
Comment=improved dynamic tiling window manager
Exec=i3
TryExec=i3
Type=Application
X-LightDM-DesktopName=i3
DesktopNames=i3
Keywords=tiling;wm;windowmanager;window;manager;

    And sway (present in /usr/share/wayland-sessions)

     
        
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Sway
Comment=An i3-compatible Wayland compositor
Exec=/usr/bin/sway
Type=Application
DesktopNames=sway

    Gdm probably sums up all the DE from both the wayland and x11 sessions.

    There are some files & directories in /etc/gdm3 but I'm too lazy to go through all of them

     
        
Init       PostSession  Prime     config-error-dialog.sh  greeter.dconf-defaults
PostLogin  PreSession   PrimeOff  custom.conf             Xsession

    Thanks for your help.

  • How Will We Know If The Trump Tariffs Were A Good Idea?

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  • It takes 7+ years to bring a new factory online. more to get all the kinks worked out and at full production

    Not to take away from your point but they also have to

    • make sure product is at par with the previous alternative in terms of quality
    • make sure your supply chain is willing to shift to your new product
    • have a healthy supply of workers OR
    • have good automation in their production line (automation supply should also be sourced from within the country)

    Once you have created this factory (which needs to be subsidized by the government in order to compete with the foreign product), we then apply targeted tariffs so that people can slowly shift to the homegrown product. Doing all this can takes decades of careful planning.

    Tariff is not an ON/OFF switch which Trump thinks

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • Check how your environment variables differ between i3 and sway and see if that might be the issue

    Just running set for each session and then diff should be enough, right?

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • Just the way I launch sway; via gdm.

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • As what user are you executing all these ‘groups’ commands?

    I'm using my default user (xavier666)

    The “normal” user should not be in the root group, and root should not be in the normal user’s group.

    I just made the user a root user/system administrator during the Ubuntu installation process, which is very standard.

    Have you done other things beside the “fix” you mentioned?

    AFAIK, I haven't done any changes. This is a single user system. I checked the contents of /etc/sudoers and these are the only other lines of significance. I didn't change them (Why are there % signs?)

     
        
# User privilege specification
root    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
xavier666    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL

# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

    That “fix” from your op, btw, looks totally valid to me.

    It's working fine also. However, I believe in "don't touch what ain't broke" and "why isn't it documented?"

    However, in my installations I have never touched the sudoer file to make the ONLY user part of sudo group post install. Either I'm dumb or I'm launching sway/wayland with improper permissions.

    I also can't find anything on the arch wiki which deals with this.

    Why isn't the same problem happening on i3?

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • Yeah, I ran it and rebooted it. But no change :(

    I'll do it once more just in case.

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • I'm unsure how to use the command. I added it to the main Sway config file, which means it's executed whenever Sway starts (Post login).

    However, it didn't make any difference. I also ran it manually

     
        
$ loginctl enable-linger xavier666
$ sudo visudo
[sudo] password for xavier666:
Sorry, user xavier666 is not allowed to execute '/usr/sbin/visudo' as root on <HOSTNAME>.

  • [SOLVED]Unity Hub hangs at login: what terminal commands can I use to see what it's doing?

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  • My lazy hack

    If it looks stupid but works, then it's not stupid

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • these are all text files

    Yeah, it just calls the executable mentioned in the .desktop file (/usr/bin/sway). It should not be a GDM, issue, right?

    I also checked that I don't have seatd installed, which is a "minimal user, seat and session management daemon" mentioned in arch wiki (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sway). Could it be related?

    Sorry, I have to go now. More tonight, if you want.

    No hurry, the fix I am using is not causing issue. I just want to know why this is happening. This is a fun research problem.

    PS: I checked Google and I didn't find anyone who has faced the same issue.

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • Inisde i3 WITHOUT FIX

     
        
$ groups

xavier666 adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin lxd sambashare

$ groups xavier666

xavier666 : xavier666 adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin lxd sambashare

    Inside sway WITH/WITHOUT FIX

     
        
$ groups

xavier666 root

$ groups xavier666

xavier666 : xavier666 adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin lxd sambashare

    PS: I corrected the username, it should be xavier666. I corrected the main post.

  • [SOLVED] Weird root permission issue on Sway which is not present in i3

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  • but with the way the sway session is started, as opposed to the i3 session. We need more info on this.

    I'm using gdm to start sway. I'm using the laptop's built-in fingerprint scanner to unlock (Not sure if it matters). I saved the fingerprint in the Gnome session long back.

    gdm probably looks inside /usr/share/wayland-sessions and finds sway.desktop and uses it to launch Sway.

    I've tried to keep things as vanilla as possible.

    Isn’t i3 Xorg only, and sway wayland only?

    Correct.

    Maybe wayland is launched using restrictive set of permissions.

  • Right time to switching to SteamOS (not Bazzite) on my RoG Ally?

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  • Just giving you an update. I gave it for repair and it got accepted for warranty. I kept my Ally like a baby so they couldn't find any physical fault with it. They changed the motherboard for free and now the SD card reader is working again. However, I am not sure if the problem will recur again.

  • What is Docker?

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  • Learn Docker even if you have a single app. I do the same with a Minecraft server.

    • No dependency issues
    • All configuration (storage/network/application management) can be done via a single file (compose file)
    • Easy roll-backs possible
    • Maintain multiple versions of the app while keeping them separate
    • Recreate the server on a different server/machine using only the single configuration file
    • Config is standardized so easy to read

    You will save a huge amount of time managing your app.

    PS: I would like to give a shout out to podman as the rootless version of Docker

  • Any ideas what these signs on this building mean?

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  • OP doesn't need to hear this. OP's a highly trained professional.

  • Why the Steam Deck still obliterates the Switch 2 (a response to Nintendo Life)

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  • You will own nothing, and you will be happy.

    I can imagine a dystopian future, where only few hardcopies/offline copies of literature survive. All art/media is only available on the cloud, which is constantly changed as per the agenda of the day. All communication has to go through the cloud for authenticated. The police state is constantly scanning people if they have any sort of external storage device. USB ports are banned from being manufactured. Radio is banned. Few people, the rebels, hoard the last bit of art and music in the form of LPs/cassettes,/canvas but it's shared among people like contraband.

    This can be an awesome movie :P

  • Why the Steam Deck still obliterates the Switch 2 (a response to Nintendo Life)

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  • Buddy, I have tried docked mode on windows (Ally + Windows + Bluetooth controller). It's hell! I can't wait to get back to SteamOS/Bazzite.

    What problems have you faced in docked mode?

  • Atomic Linux Distros: What Barriers Stand Between You and Making the Switch?

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  • I once installed Bazzite on my PC. I am an sway user/addict. So thought about installing sway on Bazzite.

    Below is my journey

    Let me try to download and compile it.

    Downloaded but it won't compile.

    The libraries/dependancies are not installed. Here, try installing the packages via brew.

    Nope, some of them are available and some are not on Brew.

    Now what do I do? Okay, there is something called distrobox where I can install whatever I want.

    Looks like I have to learn distrobox. Wait, sway is not a simple application, it's a full blown window manager. Even if it compiles, will it work?

    Most of the people online (Discord) told me the process won't be very pretty.

    Do I want to invest another week experimenting with distrobox?

    Nope, installed Nobara the next day and I'm happy.

    Disclaimer: Bazzite is a fantastic distro and it's powering my RoG Ally. Atomic distros are fantastic for the niche they fill.

  • The window for a convincing UFO video has closed

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  • What's the XKCD code for this?

  • Unlike in movies, most smart people aren't good in chess.

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  • "I understood that reference"

  • 'Oh god': There's a buried Steam help page that shows how much money you've ever spent on the platform, and you may not want to know

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  • Gabe : Thank you for your service