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TimSousa

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Registered: 2023-02-25

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[SOLVED] qtile not starting with xinit -- :1

Running either xinit -- :1 or startx flashes the screen black and puts me back at the terminal — "server terminated successfully"
Running qtile start returns an error: "No DISPLAY set"

The qtile log seems to be empty, and the xorg log doesn't seem to have any errors that could be causing the issue. Any tips for troubleshooting?

I also placed an echo statement in the .xinitrc file to check if it's being ran — and it is. Everything else after the exec /usr/bin/qtile though, doesn't seem to run (another echo statement was placed after it).

I'm eager to finally try a window manager, but this issue is holding me back; everything I found online was of no use

Last edited by TimSousa (2023-03-03 16:51:39)

Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] qtile not starting with xinit -- :1

Running either xinit -- :1

Why are you trying to specify a display number?  That typically should be fine, but it's a curiosity as to why (is something else not being mentioned)?

Running qtile start returns an error: "No DISPLAY set"

As would be expected, you cant run a WM from a tty.

... and the xorg log doesn't seem to have any errors that could be causing the issue.

And if you knew what you were looking for, you wouldn't be posting here.  Show us the logs.

Everything else after the exec /usr/bin/qtile though, doesn't seem to run

That's also to be expected.

everything I found online was of no use

Clearly you've not found our wiki.  It's not perfect, but it would have prevented at least two of the above-noted misconceptions.  Please take time to read it.

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TimSousa

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Registered: 2023-02-25

Posts: 38

Re: [SOLVED] qtile not starting with xinit -- :1

Seems like I needed a terminal emulator and a compositor. Thanks for the help and sorry for the inconvenience! I did read the wiki thoroughly though, maybe I missed that bit? weird.