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deleted11

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Registered: 2016-05-03

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Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

I disabled installation of suggested and recommended packages (I did it very long time ago).
I recently ran "apt upgrade" and then I instantly used "apt autoremove" to remove all non-essential packages.

It removed following packages:

cpp-4.6 gcc-4.6 lazarus-1.4.0 lazarus-doc-1.4.0 lazarus-ide-1.4.0 lazarus-ide-gtk2-1.4.0 lazarus-src-1.4.0
  libamd2.3.1 libapt-inst1.7 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5
  libavformat-ffmpeg56 libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbind9-90 libcamd2.3.1 libcamel-1.2-52
  libccolamd2.8.0 libcholmod2.1.2 libcloog-isl4 libcolamd2.8.0 libconfig9 libdns-export100 libdns100
  libebook-contacts-1.2-1 libedataserver-1.2-20 libglew1.10 libgnome2-0 libgnutls-openssl27 libilmbase6v5
  libimobiledevice4 libintl-perl libisc-export95 libisc95 libisccc90 libisccfg90 libisl13 libjson-c2
  libllvm3.5v5 liblwres90 libmpc2 libnm-glib-vpn1 libopenexr6v5 libopenraw1v5 libpgm-5.1-0 libpoppler46
  libpostproc-ffmpeg53 libprocps4 libpython3.4-minimal libpython3.4-stdlib libqpdf13v5 libreadline5
  libsodium13 libswresample-ffmpeg1 libswscale-ffmpeg3 libsysfs2 libtrio2 libumfpack5.6.2 libusbmuxd2
  libx265-59 libxtables10 libzmq3 linux-headers-3.2.0-4-686-pae linux-headers-3.2.0-4-common
  linux-image-3.2.0-4-686-pae linux-kbuild-3.2 pinentry-qt4 python-cffi python-characteristic
  python-defusedxml python-funcsigs python-mock python-pbr python-ply python-pycparser python-soappy
  python-wstools python3.4 python3.4-minimal

After that I discovered that I'm unable to use alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys. It seems like that I unintentionally removed a package that provides said functionality. Can you help me find this package(s)?

ToZ

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Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

Hello and welcome.

Check to see if xfsettingsd is running. If not, try manually starting it to see if you get any error messages.

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deleted11

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Registered: 2016-05-03

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Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

I checked my xfce4 settings, xfsettingsd is supposed to run automatically, and "ps -e" shows that it's true.
I also started xfsettingsd several times manually. After N tries I got

(xfsettingsd:2553): libxfce4ui-WARNING **: Unable to open "/etc/xdg/autostart/xfsettingsd.desktop"
xfsettingsd: Another clipboard manager is already running.

and after that I was able to use alt-F2.

P.S. I discovered that after some time xfsettingsd disappears from "ps -e" output (although even before it alt-F2 doesn't work). I suspect that it's due to
execution of "sh -c "sleep 100 && ffprobe -i /dev/video0" command that I have on my autorun list (I use it to make my webcam turn off its LED that it turns on automatically on start).

deleted11

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Registered: 2016-05-03

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Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

I manually started "XFSETTINGSD_DEBUG=1 xfsettingsd --replace --no-daemon" two times during one session.

Log of first run, failure:

(xfsettingsd:2102): libxfce4ui-WARNING **: Unable to open "/etc/xdg/autostart/xfsettingsd.desktop"
xfce4-settings(xsettings): _XSETTINGS_S0 registered on screen 0
xfce4-settings(xsettings): 31 settings changed (serial=0, len=1188)
xfce4-settings(xsettings): resource manager (xft) changed (len=140)
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 66 LVDS1.

(xfsettingsd:2102): libupower-glib-WARNING **: Couldn't connect to proxy: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.UPower: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.UPower': timed out
Segmentation fault 

Second run, success:

(xfsettingsd:2223): libxfce4ui-WARNING **: Unable to open "/etc/xdg/autostart/xfsettingsd.desktop"
xfce4-settings(xsettings): _XSETTINGS_S0 registered on screen 0
xfce4-settings(xsettings): 31 settings changed (serial=0, len=1188)
xfce4-settings(xsettings): resource manager (xft) changed (len=140)
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 66 LVDS1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 63 assigned to LVDS1.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 63, output list[0] -> 66.
xfce4-settings(displays): Total 1 active output(s).
xfce4-settings(displays): Normalized CRTC 63: size=1360x768, pos=0x0.
xfce4-settings(displays): CRTC 63 must be temporarily disabled.
xfce4-settings(displays): Disabling CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): min_h = 8, min_w = 8, max_h = 32767, max_w = 32767, prev_h = 768, prev_w = 1366, prev_hmm = 203, prev_wmm = 361, h = 768, w = 1360, hmm = 203, wmm = 360.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying desktop dimensions: 1360x768 (px), 360x203 (mm).
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Applying changes to CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Configuring CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(pointers): initialized xi 2.3
xfce4-settings(pointers): [AlfaPlus Semiconductor A4tech Wireless Headset RH-10 ] Changed device property Device_Enabled
xfce4-settings(pointers): [PixArt USB Optical Mouse] buttonmap not changed
xfce4-settings(pointers): [PixArt USB Optical Mouse] change feedback (threshold=4, accelNum=2, accelDenom=1)
xfce4-settings(pointers): [PixArt USB Optical Mouse] Changed device property Device_Enabled
xfce4-settings(keyboards): initialized xkb 1.0
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set auto repeat on
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set key repeat (delay=500, rate=50)
xfce4-settings(keyboards): set numlock on
xfce4-settings(accessibility): AccessXKeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): stickykeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): slowkeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): bouncekeys disabled
xfce4-settings(accessibility): mousekeys enabled (delay=160, interval=20, time_to_max=150, max_speed=20, curve=0)
xfce4-settings(keyboard-shortcuts): 6 shortcuts loaded
xfce4-settings(keyboard-layout): set layouts to "ru,us"
xfce4-settings(displays): RRScreenChangeNotify event received.
xfce4-settings(displays): Refreshing RandR cache.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 66 LVDS1.
xfce4-settings(displays): Noutput: before = 1, after = 1.
xfce4-settings(displays): RRScreenChangeNotify event received.
xfce4-settings(displays): Refreshing RandR cache.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 66 LVDS1.
xfce4-settings(displays): Noutput: before = 1, after = 1.
xfce4-settings(displays): RRScreenChangeNotify event received.
xfce4-settings(displays): Refreshing RandR cache.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 63.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 64.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected CRTC 65.
xfce4-settings(displays): Detected output 66 LVDS1.
xfce4-settings(displays): Noutput: before = 1, after = 1.
xfce4-settings(fontconfig): monitoring 67 paths
xfce4-settings(workspaces): 10 desktop names set from xfconf

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

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Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

Try clearing your sessions cache. While not logged into Xfce, delete the contents of ~/.cache/sessions.

Then log in and see if your keyboard shortcuts are working.

I suspect that it's due to
execution of "sh -c "sleep 100 && ffprobe -i /dev/video0" command that I have on my autorun list (I use it to make my webcam turn off its LED that it turns on automatically on start).

Try disabling this temporarily to see if it makes a difference.

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Clio

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Registered: 2011-01-25

Posts: 102

Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

I recently ran "apt upgrade"

Btw, this is with Debian Sid a very very bad idea. The right command is "apt full-upgrade", always.
Have a look in man apt.

deleted11

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Registered: 2016-05-03

Posts: 13

Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

Try clearing your sessions cache. While not logged into Xfce, delete the contents of ~/.cache/sessions.

Then log in and see if your keyboard shortcuts are working.

I suspect that it's due to
execution of "sh -c "sleep 100 && ffprobe -i /dev/video0" command that I have on my autorun list (I use it to make my webcam turn off its LED that it turns on automatically on start).

Try disabling this temporarily to see if it makes a difference.

Alas, nothing changed. Alt-F2 still doesn't work.

I recently ran "apt upgrade"

Btw, this is with Debian Sid a very very bad idea. The right command is "apt full-upgrade", always.
Have a look in man apt.

As far as I understand, "apt full-upgrade" means the same thing as "apt dist-upgrade". I tried "apt dist-upgrade", but it failed, because I locked some packages from installation/upgrade. I did it because new versions of said packages are too buggy, so I had to use "apt upgrade". Normally I would decline to make upgrade at all, but it wasn't an option, because I hoped that upgrade will cure crashes of Anki (and so far it seems that I was right).

P.S. I have systemD uninstalled, can it be the reason of my problems?

P.P.S. I figured out that if I run xfsettingsd manually enough times, then sooner or later it starts to work.

Last edited by deleted11 (2016-05-04 04:10:59)

wowo112

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Registered: 2016-02-29

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Re: Debian Unstable. Alt-F2 and other user-defined hotkeys don't work

Thank you