plover.dev and plover.stable will not start. Error is: Xlib.error.DisplayConnectionError: Can't connect to display ":0": b'No protocol specified\n' #141797
Description
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Launching plover from a terminal or launcher won't work, whether in an X session or a Wayland session. Launching it from a terminal gives this error:
Unexpected error: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/nix/store/qp2ph70y9cy7s9jn1k0vfvi6zpwqivwn-python3.6-plover-4.0.0.dev8/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plover/main.py", line 128, in main
code = gui.main(config)
File "/nix/store/qp2ph70y9cy7s9jn1k0vfvi6zpwqivwn-python3.6-plover-4.0.0.dev8/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plover/gui_qt/main.py", line 88, in main
app = Application(config, use_qt_notifications)
File "/nix/store/qp2ph70y9cy7s9jn1k0vfvi6zpwqivwn-python3.6-plover-4.0.0.dev8/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plover/gui_qt/main.py", line 28, in __init__
from plover.gui_qt.main_window import MainWindow
File "/nix/store/qp2ph70y9cy7s9jn1k0vfvi6zpwqivwn-python3.6-plover-4.0.0.dev8/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plover/gui_qt/main_window.py", line 13, in <module>
from plover.oslayer import wmctrl
File "/nix/store/qp2ph70y9cy7s9jn1k0vfvi6zpwqivwn-python3.6-plover-4.0.0.dev8/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plover/oslayer/wmctrl.py", line 34, in <module>
wmctrl = WmCtrl()
File "/nix/store/qp2ph70y9cy7s9jn1k0vfvi6zpwqivwn-python3.6-plover-4.0.0.dev8/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plover/oslayer/xwmctrl.py", line 9, in __init__
self._display = display.Display()
File "/nix/store/lh8vq3yy413k8bfnx2cigsp3wywd6i3y-python3.6-xlib-0.25/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Xlib/display.py", line 89, in __init__
self.display = _BaseDisplay(display)
File "/nix/store/lh8vq3yy413k8bfnx2cigsp3wywd6i3y-python3.6-xlib-0.25/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Xlib/display.py", line 71, in __init__
protocol_display.Display.__init__(self, *args, **keys)
File "/nix/store/lh8vq3yy413k8bfnx2cigsp3wywd6i3y-python3.6-xlib-0.25/lib/python3.6/site-packages/Xlib/protocol/display.py", line 166, in __init__
raise error.DisplayConnectionError(self.display_name, r.reason)
Xlib.error.DisplayConnectionError: Can't connect to display ":0": b'No protocol specified\n'
qt.qpa.plugin: Could not load the Qt platform plugin "xcb" in "" even though it was found.
This application failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
Available platform plugins are: wayland-egl, wayland, wayland-xcomposite-egl, wayland-xcomposite-glx, eglfs, linuxfb, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, vnc, xcb.
fish: Job 1, 'plover' terminated by signal SIGABRT (Abort)
Steps To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Install plover via
nix-env -iA nixos.plover.devornix-env -iA nixos.plover.stable, or by addingplover.devto your list of programs inconfiguration.nix. - Launch plover in a terminal
- Notice that it doesn't launch, and instead you get the error above.
Expected behavior
I expected plover to start.
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Metadata
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- system: `"x86_64-linux"`
- host os: `Linux 5.14.9-xanmod1-cacule, NixOS, 21.11 (Porcupine)`
- multi-user?: `yes`
- sandbox: `yes`
- version: `nix-env (Nix) 2.5pre20211007_844dd90`
- channels(root): `"nixos-20.09.4393.068984c00e0"`
- channels(jon): `"home-manager, nixpkgs-21.05pre276604.8e1891d5b8d"`
- nixpkgs: `/home/jon/.nix-defexpr/channels/nixpkgs`Maintainer information:
# a list of nixpkgs attributes affected by the problem
attribute:
- plover.dev
- plover.stable
module: