bug#66295: closed ([DOCUMENTATION] guix shell with graphical software on Xorg)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: [DOCUMENTATION] guix shell with graphical software on Xorg Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 14:05:10 +0200 (CEST)

Hello,

I am a guix beginner, slowly learning to use the shell command to make containers.

I tried to use the command from the documentation (https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Invoking-guix-shell.html)  to launch chromium with the advised command

guix shell --container --network --no-cwd ungoogled-chromium \
  --preserve='^DISPLAY$' -- chromium

but with Xorg this does not seem to work due to permission error, the error is "Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified".

I solved the problem by sharing .Xauthority and exposing the associated environment variable, and then it works:

guix shell --container --network --no-cwd ungoogled-chromium  \
  --preserve='^DISPLAY$' --preserve='^XAUTHORITY$' --share=$HOME/.Xauthority -- chromium

I think this should be added to the documentation to help people that want to use guix shell with Xorg.

Best regards,

Timothée Mathieu

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> Hello,
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> > I solved the problem by sharing .Xauthority and exposing the associated 
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> > guix shell --container --network --no-cwd ungoogled-chromium  \
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> Thanks for reporting! As there is no patch here I will close this
> ticket, however ...
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> >   --preserve='^DISPLAY$' --preserve='^XAUTHORITY$' --share=$HOME/.Xauthority 
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> > I think this should be added to the documentation to help people that want to 
> > use guix shell with Xorg.
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> ... that seems like a nice idea. If you can send a patch and open a new
> ticket that would be great :).
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> Mathieu
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