GNU bug report logs - #79149
EXWM doesn't launch from login screen anymore

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From: youganon <youganon <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: EXWM doesn't launch from login screen anymore
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 02:05:50 +0000

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Hi,

An update: I've mailed to help-guix list members, too.

Youganon

On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM youganon <youganon <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm an EXWM user on GuixSD. Lately I had the need to use adb (Android
> debugger), for which I modified my `config.scm` file. I removed the
> `%desktop-services` variable and instead modified it so that my phone
> device could be detected. This was done because I got a message that dbus
> (and udev sometimes) was being used by another service.
>
> Now, my phone is detected with adb, but I'm unable to use EXWM from the
> login screen at startup; it doesn't launch at all. When I choose
> "emacs-exwm" from the login screen options, I'm thrown back at login. (Xfce
> option works fine, however.)
>
> I would really appreciate if you could check my config.scm file attached
> help me to get EXWM from login screen back again.
>
> If this may be the wrong channel for this issue, please let me know the
> proper channel for this issue.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Youganon
>

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From: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>
To: 79149-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Close
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 21:02:59 +0200

Closing - you have created a second bug report.

You can write to 79148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org instead.

Andreas

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From: youganon <youganon <at> gmail.com>
To: 79149 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Update on the issue
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 15:16:38 -0400

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Hi,

Yesterday I raised an issue and shared my config.scm over mail. I would
like to share that the issue has been resolved now when I logged in to my
system today. (There are few minor issues, but I'm able to look into it.)

Thank you. Please close this issue.

Youganon

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