Please always CC the mailing list. On 24/01/18 13:39, Ben Mishkanian wrote: > Thank you for the quick response! > > > It is CentOS 7.4.1708. You're right, I used the wrong PYTHONPATH. Oops. > It allows server commands now, but now there's a new error. Here is what > I did: > > > ./setup.py -v install --home=/home/bmishkania/bin/xpra-2.2.3/ > > export PYTHONPATH=/home/bmishkania/bin/xpra-2.2.3/lib64/python:$PYTHONPATH > > xpra start --start=~/bin/firefox/firefox This should not work unless you've also installed xpra somewhere on the $PATH or modified $PATH. You could also use the path to somewhere/install/bin/xpra directly.
> It prints: > > Warning: cannot use the system proxy for 'start' subcommand, Harmless warning, you don't have a system service, it will fallback to self-daemonizing. > failed to connect to '/run/xpra/system': > [Errno 2] No such file or directory Harmless warning because you are missing the tmpfiles.d bits. > Entering daemon mode; any further errors will be reported to: > /run/user/109999/xpra/S12370.log > > Here is the log file: > 2018-01-23 22:12:33,912 cannot access python uinput module:ESC[0m > 2018-01-23 22:12:33,912 No module named uinputESC[0m Harmless, you don't have uinput installed. You wouldn't be able to use it anyway without the system service without also modifying the device permissions. > Failed to rename log file "/run/user/109999/xpra/Xorg.S12370.log" to > "/run/user/109999/xpra/Xorg.S12370.log": No such file or directory Harmless, that's a known Xorg bug languishing upstream. > X.Org X Server 1.19.3 > Release Date: 2017-03-15 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7.x86_64 > Current Operating System: Linux ussd-prd-rdln01 > 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Oct 20 20:32:50 UTC 2017 x86_64 > Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz initrd=initrd > rdblacklist=nouveau net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 user_namespace.enable=1 > mlx4_core.port_type_array=2,2 > ip=10.12.144.15:10.12.144.11:10.12.144.1:255.255.252.0 > BOOTIF=01-0c-c4-7a-1d-ae-de > Build Date: 05 August 2017 06:19:43AM > Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.19.3-11.el7 > Current version of pixman: 0.34.0 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (++) Log file: "/run/user/109999/xpra/Xorg.S12370.log", Time: Tue Jan 23 > 22:12:34 2018 > (++) Using config file: > "/home/bmishkania/bin/localPython/etc/xpra/xorg.conf" > (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" > (EE) > Fatal server error: > (EE) parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (Permission denied) > (EE) > (EE) > Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support > at http://wiki.x.org > for help. > (EE) Please also check the log file at > "/run/user/109999/xpra/Xorg.S12370.log" for additional information. > (EE) > (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. > xpra initialization error: > xpra_Xdummy: did not provide a display number using displayfd xpra_Xdummy failed to run, there could be a number of reasons for that. The easiest fix for you might just be to switch to Xvfb: ./setup.py --without-Xdummy install --home=.... Cheers Antoine > > > Any ideas how I can fix this? > > Thank you, > Ben > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* shifter-users <shifter-users-boun...@lists.devloop.org.uk> on > behalf of Antoine Martin via shifter-users > <shifter-users@lists.devloop.org.uk> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 23, 2018 9:57 PM > *To:* shifter-users@lists.devloop.org.uk > *Subject:* Re: [winswitch] How to install local unprivileged Xpra server? > > On 24/01/18 12:47, Ben Mishkanian via shifter-users wrote: >> Hi, >> >> >> I am trying to build and install from source an Xpra 2.2.3 server as an >> unprivileged user on CentOS 7. I ran setup.py and it seems to complete fine, >> although it prints a bunch of brotli errors saying it failed to minify >> various files. > You can ignore those errors or turn off the brotli feature, see: > ./setup.py --help > >> In any case it produces the xpra binary, but when I run `xpra -h` it says >> (This xpra installation does not support starting local servers.) > Please always include the exact command lines that you have used so we > can help you with that. > Also specify which CentOS 7 you are using, CentOS versions older than > 7.2 are not supported in xpra versions 2.x and later, see: > https://www.xpra.org/trac/wiki/Platforms > Platforms – Xpra <https://www.xpra.org/trac/wiki/Platforms> > www.xpra.org > Platforms. Unless otherwise stated, all the operating systems listed > here support all versions of xpra. The only architectures officially > tested and supported are ... > > > > > Be aware that your home made build will be severely degraded and may not > work as expected. (performance, features, security, etc) > >> How can I find out why it can't start local servers? setup.py showed that >> the "server" build switch is set to "Y". > My guess is that you're not setting the PYTHONPATH correctly. > You should be installing into a directory: > ./setup.py install --home=./install > Then adjusting PATH and PYTHONPATH accordingly. > > Cheers > Antoine >> Thank you, >> >> Ben >> _______________________________________________ >> shifter-users mailing list >> shifter-users@lists.devloop.org.uk >> http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users > shifter-users Info Page - devloop.org.uk > <http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users> > lists.devloop.org.uk > General discussion and help on using Window Switch. 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