Arch Linux

Irbis

Member

Registered: 2023-04-05

Posts: 2

XFCE not working keyboard and mouse after update

Hi all.
My arch on a very weak laptop haven't seen updates for almost a year.
The updates went through with minor problems, mainly due to outdated keys.
After launching, the keyboard and mouse work great in GDM, but immediately after launching xfce, I am left without the ability to any input. CAPS LOCK does not turn on the indicator, the mouse buttons also do not work. The clock is the only thing that moves on the screen.
In logs by journalctl -b -1 -p err..alert  :

gdm-password][635]: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control file
gdm-launch-environment][310]: GLib-GObject: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' faile

How repair xfce?

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,076

Re: XFCE not working keyboard and mouse after update

Post a full

sudo journalctl -b

as well as a xorg log.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg#General
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

There has also been a bunch of glib2 related regressions that should however be fixed in current versions, make sure you are actually up to date (e.g. xfce4-session should be 4.18.2)

Last edited by V1del (2023-04-05 12:56:47)

Irbis

Member

Registered: 2023-04-05

Posts: 2

Re: XFCE not working keyboard and mouse after update

Thanks for reply. Sorry for the long answer.

journal
Xorg.0.log

xfce4-session 4.18.2-1

I also met mentions of glib2 troubles, so I reinstalled it.