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FS#73852 - [xpra] package requires xorg-server

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Max Pray (synthead) - Friday, 18 February 2022, 06:06 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Saturday, 22 October 2022, 21:18 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Assigned
Assigned To Giancarlo Razzolini (grazzolini)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

xpra requires the Xprg command, which is provided by xorg-server. Without Xorg, xpra sessions cannot start:

2022-02-17 21:54:59,627 keyboard settings: rules=evdev, model=pc105, layout=us
2022-02-17 21:54:59,630 desktop size is 3840x2160 with 1 screen:
2022-02-17 21:54:59,631 :0.0 (591x332 mm - DPI: 165x165)
2022-02-17 21:54:59,631 SHP eDP1 (350x190 mm - DPI: 279x289)
2022-02-17 21:55:00,223 SSH: 'Entering daemon mode; any further errors will be reported to:'
2022-02-17 21:55:00,223 SSH: ' /run/user/1000/xpra/S539.log'
2022-02-17 21:55:19,876 SSH: 'Error: displayfd failed'
2022-02-17 21:55:19,878 SSH: ' did not provide a display number using displayfd'
2022-02-17 21:55:29,449 connection timed out
2022-02-17 21:55:29,453 Warning: printer forwarding disabled:
2022-02-17 21:55:29,453 No module named 'cups'
2022-02-17 21:55:29,459 SSH EOF on stderr of run-xpra
2022-02-17 21:55:29,469 removing unix domain socket '/run/user/1000/xpra/clients/elaine-179368'

This is with xpra 4.2.3-3.

Marking as critical because xpra does not run without this dependency installed.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Uninstall xorg-server on the remote, if installed.
2. Attempt to connect to a remote xpra server (-d ssh enabled for debugging):
xpra start ssh:user@host -d ssh --exit-with-children --start-child=xterm
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Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Saturday, 22 October 2022, 21:18 GMT
Correcting severity level in line with [1]

[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bug_reporting_guidelines#Severity

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