1) Cloned PKGBUILD and SRCINFO
git clone https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/gala.git && gala/
2) In SRCINFO replaced
pkgver = 7.1.0
pkgrel = 1
source = git+https://github.com/elementary/gala.git#tag=af38417d18a64412bf4154f202087be3574fd177
on
pkgver = 7.1.1
pkgrel = 0
source = git+https://github.com/elementary/gala.git#tag=451aea9495c537ac40cd78b4c12f32cbdb45e9ef
3) In PKGBUILD replaced
pkgver=7.1.0
pkgrel=1
_tag=af38417d18a64412bf4154f202087be3574fd177
on
pkgver=7.1.1
pkgrel=0
_tag=451aea9495c537ac40cd78b4c12f32cbdb45e9ef
4) Built and installed
makepkg -si
Then I completely updated the system and rebooted. But I still see a crashing screen...
]]>Managed to use the pantheon for about a week. Then an update came and broke the dynamic transparency of the top panel, added tearing, broke the keyboard layout switch. Now a new update has arrived and now the pantheon gives the error "Oh no! Something has gone wrong."
I've tried finding the culprit in /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/pantheon.session by removing them from the RequiredComponents line, but that doesn't work.
I've tried rolling back the gala package and gnome-session, but that doesn't work either.
I really want to get a normally working environment, please help me!
I think you talking about this: https://github.com/elementary/gala/issues/1712
You can try install gala from AUR for get last version with fix. It helped me
I've tried finding the culprit in /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/pantheon.session by removing them from the RequiredComponents line, but that doesn't work.
I've tried rolling back the gala package and gnome-session, but that doesn't work either.
I really want to get a normally working environment, please help me!
]]>sudo pacman -S switchboard-plug-display wingpanel-indicator-nightlight
I activated nightlight in the settings, after which an indicator appeared in the panel, but the display colors do not change... I'm using an Intel graphics card (Ivy Bridge). I don't even know how to diagnose this problem. I ask for your help!
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Hmm, I seem to have solved this problem by installing the colord package.
]]>I guess I will stick with Gala for the moment, whose workflow I enjoy despite its flaws. And hopefully said flaws will be ironed out once Elementary moves to Ubuntu 22.04.
]]>may I ask what window manager (and version) you are using?
I'll have to get back to you about the versions, but most of the time I am using compiz or openbox instead of Gala.
]]>3) Going to the overview and moving to a different workspace makes all the windows empty in the overview.
I am facing this problem on a fresh install on Arch + Pantheon. As per the advice of quequotion, a quick search of the gala issue tracker reveals that the problem is due to an incompatibility with the latest version of Mutter. Since Elementary is build on Ubuntu LTS, this should be fixed with the upcoming 22.04-based update.
Since quequotion does not seem to experience this problem, may I ask what window manager (and version) you are using?
]]>Hello, I installed the "pantheon" package
There is no "pantheon" package. Did you install the entire pantheon group from the [community] repository?
I don't have right-click access on the desktop
I don't think Gala has a desktop menu. Edit: Gala does have a menu. I have trouble with it appearing in locations other than where I clicked. Could that be happening in your case?
I have the unresponsive wingpanel problem. like here : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Panthe … responsive
Note: the issue described in that section of the wiki is not the whole wingpanel being unresponsive, only the menu items of the session indicator (Lock, Log Out..., Shut Down..., etc). If your whole panel is unresponsive, that is a different issue.
the AUR package does not work with me.
Are you referring to wingpanel-indicator-session-standalone-git? Note that, as stated in that section of the wiki, this package is only intended for users who are using an alternative window manager (ie, anything other than Gala). If you have not gone out of your way to install a different window manager, then you are using Gala and do not need this package (and your session indicator should be working; maybe you have an entirely different problem).
If you are sure you need this, and are having trouble building the package, that could be because it depends on libwingpanel.so (provided by wingpanel-git from [AUR]) rather than libwingpanel-2.0.so (provided by wingpanel from [community]). I have amended the pinned comment on its AUR page with instructions for how to build it.
]]>However, I noticed that running the environment through .xinitrc can affect some windows. For example, any open window will be displayed on the left instead of in the center of the screen. The gpg password window cannot be moved at all... Running the environment with DM does not have this problem. I wonder why? In the .xinitrc:
export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
export GDK_BACKEND=x11
exec gnome-session --builtin --session=pantheon
io.elementary.wingpanel &
plank &
exec gala
I also noticed that copying files larger than 500 MB from removable media causes pantheon-files to crash. This is a problem I'm still investigating.
Otherwise, there are positives: app autostart, custom keyboard shortcuts, brightness control, volume control, mouse tile mode finally work.
You can also disable unnecessary gsd services that are in /usr/lib/ if you do not need them:
gsd-a11y-settings
gsd-backlight-helper
gsd-color
gsd-datetime
gsd-housekeeping
gsd-keyboard
gsd-media-keys
gsd-power
gsd-printer
gsd-print-notifications
gsd-rfkill
gsd-screensaver-proxy
gsd-sharing
gsd-smartcard
gsd-sound
gsd-usb-protection
gsd-wacom
gsd-wacom-oled-helper
gsd-wwan
gsd-xsettings
By simply renaming, for example, gsd-a11y-settings to gsd-a11y-settings.bac:
mv /usr/lib/gsd-a11y-settings{,.bac}
have added that to the page. I am not entirely sure what purpose this settings daemon serves; most of the settings for pantheon are handled by gnome-settings-daemon. It appears to have its own account services plugin, which is some component of the new dark theme preference system, and possibly more.
Well, the switchboard app (pantheon's settings app) crashes at least when you try to access the "Desktop" menu however installing pantheon-settings-daemon rectified it.
]]>1) Copying a screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard makes pantheon hang for a second, but the clipboard is still empty.
2) Copying a screenshot of a specific region to the clipboard makes pantheon crash however, copying the screenshot of a window to the clipboard works fine.
Need to do some research into the pantheon screenshot utility. A little googling shows the issues you are having have been coming up again and again as elementary OS tries to keep up with GNOME's development undermining their screenshot utility.
This outstanding issue seems relevant. Are you getting screenshots saved to files nonetheless? I think a solution is coming, but you may have to wait a while for this to be resolved and then a new version of gala released. Once the issue is resolved, you might consider jumping ahead by replacing the gala package with gala-git from the AUR, but that will also expose you to potentially unstable bleeding-edge development.
An alternative is to use gnome-screenshot instead. The issues with the pantheon-screenshot utility seem to be largely that it is a third-party front end not keeping up with GNOME's back end. That could be compounded by the fact that Archlinux is shipping a newer version of GNOME's software than elementary OS is developing against (as their base is Ubuntu LTS).
3) Going to the overview and moving to a different workspace makes all the windows empty in the overview.
4) The file manager for pantheon (package name: pantheon-files); (command: io.elementary.files) gets stuck and more often than not when reading from my external 500 GB external NTFS HDD.
Those sound like possibly upstream issues, especially the latter. You should check gala's github issues to see if you can't find the former and file it if you can't, and then check files' github issues about the latter. I feel like I've heard that one before (files slowing down or freezing when reading either external or network drives).
5) This issue is aimed more towards the arch wiki article on pantheon , it doesn't say to install an important package: pantheon-settings-daemon
I have added that to the page. I am not entirely sure what purpose this settings daemon serves; most of the settings for pantheon are handled by gnome-settings-daemon. It appears to have its own account services plugin, which is some component of the new dark theme preference system, and possibly more.
theme for plank remains light even if you've chosen dark mode in the settings.
[CTRL]+[RightClick] on any part of plank to get its menu, then select "Preferences" to get a dialog to set Plank's theme, etc. I don't know if it is intended that Plank will respect GTK settings or not, but dark mode preference is kind of a mess across the board (much drama in the blogosphere, reddit, and elsewhere has ensued over GNOME's decision to change how theme preferences work).
]]> 4) The file manager for pantheon (package name: pantheon-files); (command: io.elementary.files) gets stuck and more often than not when reading from my external 500 GB external NTFS HDD.
5) This issue is aimed more towards the arch wiki article on pantheon , it doesn't say to install an important package: pantheon-settings-daemon
6) Everytime i change the wallpaper, the whole desktop hangs and i need to go into a tty and manually logout using
sudo systemctl restart lightdm
So far, these are the only issues i've experienced with pantheon. Also, if it matters, the GTK+ theme for plank remains light even if you've chosen dark mode in the settings.
EDIT: Forgive any bad formatting
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