Call for testing - MATE SlackBuilds

clod89 · 03-27-2013, 06:32 AM

mate-screensaver doesn't lock the screen here too and ate-system-monitor does not require giomm as it's a library already provided by glibmm.

I've also noticed that the cpu frequency scaling monitor applet crashes when I try to add it and for some reason the clock doesn't display the weather of my set location although it works if I set the set the location each time I log in.

willysr · 03-27-2013, 07:09 AM

I can confirm that cpu frequency scaling monitor did crashed here (never tried that before), but the weather applet works here. I can see the weather and also the temperature

willysr · 03-27-2013, 07:31 AM

OK, i found the problem
in /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.mate.CPUFreqSelector.conf, you will see this line

Code:

<busconfig>

  <!-- Only root can own the service -->
  <policy user="root">
    <allow own="org.mate.CPUFreqSelector"/>
    <allow send_interface="org.mate.CPUFreqSelector"/>
  </policy>

  <policy context="default">
    <allow send_interface="org.mate.CPUFreqSelector"/>
  </policy>

</busconfig>

as you can see, only root is allowed to do such changes and i think it's something common in most Linux system.

i searched for solutions and most of them are for Ubuntu-derivatives, such as LinuxMint, but they are not well suitable for Slackware.

chess · 03-27-2013, 07:42 AM

I have been using MATE on a dual-monitor system on my Thinkpad X200s w/ Intel graphics -- laptop screen and external LCD -- and it's been working fine. I have routinely used the Monitors gui tool to switch back and forth between both monitors, just the laptop, and just the LCD without issue.

I have not yet tried the CPU scaling applet but @willysr I wonder if there is a way to create a polkit or dbus policy that will allow the user to modify the CPU settings. I'm not totally up on how to do that but I'll see what I can find.

chess · 03-27-2013, 07:56 AM

Something like this in /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/30-mate-cpu-applet.pkla:

Code:

[Change MATE CPU Frequency Scaling Applet]
Identity=unix-group:power
Action=org.mate.CPUFreqSelector
ResultAny=no
ResultInactive=no
ResultActive=yes

/should/ work (assuming the user is in the power group) but I have not tested yet. Might need to log out and log back in again.

clod89 · 03-27-2013, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willysr

I can confirm that cpu frequency scaling monitor did crashed here (never tried that before), but the weather applet works here. I can see the weather and also the temperature

The weather icon does show up and woks fine but it's as if it doesn't keep the location I've set as my home, also in order to set it (just click the set button right next to it) it asks for my root password to perform this action: "org.mate.settingsdaemon.datetimemechanism.settimezone" .

chess · 03-27-2013, 08:04 AM

@clod89: try also creating /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/40-mate-clock-set.pkla with this:

Code:

[Set and change the clock applet]
Identity=unix-group:power
Action:org.mate.settingsdaemon.datetimemechanism.*
ResultActive=yes

Again, log out and log back in again and see if that works.

clod89 · 03-27-2013, 08:39 AM

@chess

I've tried both but the problems still persist, I've also found out I can't set the default browser, I've tried modifying xdg-open as written here http://forums.mate-desktop.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=885 but that didn't work either :-/

chess · 03-27-2013, 08:47 AM

Hmm, those pkla files should have worked. I will test them out as soon as I can. As to the default browser, I thought that worked for me but I'll check that as well.

willysr · 03-27-2013, 09:05 AM

on my system, i set to firefox and it's working fine

clod89 · 03-27-2013, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willysr

on my system, i set to firefox and it's working fine

Here I can't choose at all the option is greyed out.

btw I have firefox chromium and konqueror installed but and it chose to default to firefox

willysr · 03-27-2013, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chess

@clod89: try also creating /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/40-mate-clock-set.pkla with this:

Code:

[Set and change the clock applet]
Identity=unix-group:power
Action:org.mate.settingsdaemon.datetimemechanism.*
ResultActive=yes

Again, log out and log back in again and see if that works.

This one worked, but the CPU Freq did not

Do you want to add it to mate-applet or should i ?

willysr · 03-27-2013, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clod89

Here I can't choose at all the option is greyed out.

btw I have firefox chromium and konqueror installed but and it chose to default to firefox

i have Firefox (from Mozilla binary), Opera, and Chrome and they are all listed in Preferred Applications on my system
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clod89 · 03-27-2013, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willysr

i have Firefox (from Mozilla binary), Opera, and Chrome and they are all listed in Preferred Applications on my system
See screenshot below
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Here's what I see

chess · 03-27-2013, 09:30 AM

I have a feeling these issues are all related, like the session manager or the settings daemon hasn't been started. @clod89 can you provide detail on the system -- -current or 14.0, which architecture, how you are starting MATE (from startx or KDM), is this a full install, etc.?