Starting LXQt virtual desktop

[hifi25nl]

I am trying to start a virtual LXQt Desktop on a headless archlinux.

Following arch wiki:

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If no X server is running on the server, NoMachine starts its own X server (DISPLAY :0) and tries to run a /etc/X11/Xsession script to get the user into the default DE. This fails in Arch Linux (you get only a black screen) because an Xsession script does not exist.

To resolve this issue, edit the key DefaultDesktopCommand in /usr/NX/etc/node.cfg. E.g. for MATE desktop environment:

DefaultDesktopCommand “/usr/bin/mate-session”

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So I have changed that line to

DefaultDesktopCommand “/usr/bin/startlxqt”

The problem I have is that I see the bottom bar, but the desktop background is black. Some applications are starting fine, but not the file manager pcmanfm-qt. Google Chrome starts, but almost immediately disappears.

I would like to start a virtual session with the same configuration of my installed LXQt Desktop with wallpaper, etc.

How?

 

[hifi25nl]

Today I have checked with a xfce 4 system with DefaultDesktopCommand “/usr/bin/startxfce4” and also in this case the result is a black screen.

I guess the problem is with the dbus, since in the first case (LXQt) I can launch pcmanfm-qt in a terminal window only with the command “dbus-launch pcmanfm-qt” and in the second case (xfce 4) there are some popup errors about dbus.

Maybe this is not possible with NoMachine free?

[Britgirl]

DefaultDesktopCommand “/usr/bin/startxfce4” is the correct format and works. We checked this and don’t have any issues with LXQt or XFCE in Arch. So I can only assume that there is something wrong with your configuration of LXQt or XFCE not with NoMachine. What about trying re-installing Arch?

[hifi25nl]

I discovered the dbus problem with the last version 1.10.12:

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/50543

Temporarily  I have downgraded to dbus+libdbus 1.10.8 and now the command /usr/bin/startlxqt is working.

[Britgirl]

Thanks for letting us know.

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