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author | Matthias Beyer <mail@beyermatthias.de> | 2017-02-06 09:17:52 +0100 |
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committer | Matthias Beyer <mail@beyermatthias.de> | 2017-02-06 09:17:52 +0100 |
commit | bf56d17b2c4beee6e1756d2c8113fd7907b6a23d (patch) | |
tree | cfbe02f938dfaa6c4d1cbb60a06f386bbc4bd348 /nixos/doc | |
parent | 4b5a230d1db8cd2f0f7bc75de5f0478874ccc5a6 (diff) |
fixup! Add documentation for XFCE
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-rw-r--r-- | nixos/doc/manual/configuration/xfce.xml | 57 |
1 files changed, 56 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/xfce.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/xfce.xml index 12eb30db21e8..d406616bae04 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/xfce.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/xfce.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" version="5.0" - xml:id="sec-x11"> + xml:id="sec-xfce"> <title>XFCE Desktop Environment</title> @@ -46,4 +46,59 @@ </programlisting> </para> + <simplesect> + <title>Thunar Volume Support</title> + + <para> + To enable + <emphasis>Thunar</emphasis> + volume support, put + <programlisting> + services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce.enable = true; + </programlisting> + into your <emphasis>configuration.nix</emphasis>. + </para> + + </simplesect> + + <simplesect> + <title>Polkit Authentication Agent</title> + + <para> + There is no authentication agent automatically installed alongside + XFCE. To allow mounting of local (non-removable) filesystems, you + will need to install one. + + Installing <emphasis>polkit_gnome</emphasis>, a rebuild, logout and + login did the trick. + </para> + + </simplesect> + + <simplesect> + <title>Troubleshooting</title> + + <para> + Even after enabling udisks2, volume management might not work. + Thunar and/or the desktop takes time to show up. + + Thunar will spit out this kind of message on start + (look at journalctl --user -b). + + <programlisting> + Thunar:2410): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: remote volume monitor with dbus name org.gtk.Private.UDisks2VolumeMonitor is not supported + </programlisting> + + This is caused by some needed GNOME services not running. + This is all fixed by enabling "Launch GNOME services on startup" in + the Advanced tab of the Session and Startup settings panel. + Alternatively, you can run this command to do the same thing. + <programlisting> + $ xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /compat/LaunchGNOME -s true + </programlisting> + A log-out and re-log will be needed for this to take effect. + </para> + + </simplesect> + </chapter> |