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drneba

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[SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

When I start pavucontrol through terminal, the program starts but I get this error

(process:57600): Gdk-WARNING **: 21:56:55.768: Cannot get portal org.freedesktop.portal.Settings version: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not activate remote peer 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop': startup job failed
(pavucontrol:57600): Gdk-WARNING **: 21:56:55.775: Cannot get portal org.freedesktop.host.portal.Registry version: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not activate remote peer 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop': startup job failed
(pavucontrol:57600): Gdk-WARNING **: 21:56:55.777: Cannot get portal org.freedesktop.portal.Inhibit version: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner: Could not activate remote peer 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop': startup job failed

also when I start qt6ct, it works the same but I get this error

Configuration path: "/home/neba/.config/qt6ct"
Shared QSS paths: QList("/home/neba/.local/share/qt6ct/qss", "/usr/local/share/qt6ct/qss", "/usr/share/qt6ct/qss")
Shared color scheme paths: QList("/home/neba/.local/share/qt6ct/colors", "/usr/local/share/qt6ct/colors", "/usr/share/qt6ct/colors")
qt.qpa.services: Failed to register with host portal QDBusError("org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner", "Could not activate remote peer 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop': startup job failed")

Should I ignore those errors or is there a solution.

It all happens on Arch Linux with Hyprland.

Last edited by drneba (2026-06-18 19:09:11)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=313883

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drneba

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

Did you mean the first part of the thread?

Or

If I run hyprland with

 dbus-run-session start-hyprland 

The error no longer appears.

But in the first next post as far as I understand it is not a good way to start hyprland.

PS.
I start Hyprland through SDDM.

Last edited by drneba (2026-06-18 18:13:11)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

The part where you patch the dependency on graphical-session.target out of the service, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p2300839
Under no circumstances uses dbus-run-session for things like this (it has the very special purpose to run a nested session isolated from the regular session bus)

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drneba

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

Great, I changed it and now everything works properly, it doesn't give an error anymore.

$ systemctl --user edit --full xdg-desktop-portal.service

...
#Requisite=graphical-session.target   # removed = workaround
...

How do I know if it will need to be returned?

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

For hyprland specifically see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p2301914
Once that version reaches the repos (or you compile it yourself) hyprland will provide the graphical-session.target and you should no longer need the insert.

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drneba

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

Thanks, I think I'll wait that version reaches the repos.
Thanks again.

tekstryder

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Re: [SOLVED] The programs work, but I get an error (gt6ct AND pavucontrol)

For hyprland specifically see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 4#p2301914

Once that version reaches the repos (or you compile it yourself) hyprland will provide the graphical-session.target and you should no longer need the insert.

To be clear, that's someone's upstream branch of hyprland I'd linked to in that thread.

Not even a hyprland MR (yet), nor is it a downstream Arch packaging patch proposal. See more here:

• https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/disc … t-17348983

I think I'll wait that version reaches the repos.

So, this isn't a thing that's planned to happen as of yet. If you're not comfortable patching, stick with the drop-in for now.

By "In a similar vein..."

...it's similar to the current Arch Sway packaging patch in that it creates a hyprland-session.target which binds to graphical-session.target.