Peek: Doesn't launch from applicatoin menu in Fedora 23
Fedora 23 - Gnome
Can launch from CLI fine but it doesn't launch from app menu even though it's present.
Shnifty
All 24 comments
Very strange, I have no good idea right now what's happening or how to debug it. Do you have any useful log output in journald?
phw
on 1 Sep 2016
Hopefully this helps. I didn't search these errors yet:
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.ControlCenter.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.Boxes.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.Calculator.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.clocks'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.Contacts.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.Documents'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.Nautilus'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='org.gnome.seahorse.Application'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Boxes.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Calculator.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.ControlCenter.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.clocks'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Nautilus'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.seahorse.Application'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Contacts.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Documents'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider'
Sep 02 14:33:51 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activating service name='com.uploadedlobster.peek'
Sep 02 14:33:52 /usr/libexec/gdm-x-session[1912]: Activated service 'com.uploadedlobster.peek' failed: Failed to execute program com.uploadedlobster.peek: No such file or directory
Sep 02 14:33:52 org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider[1965]: Unable to load location /home/<user>/.local/share/bijiben: No such file or directory
Sep 02 14:33:52 org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider[1965]: (bijiben-shell-search-provider:10900): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Sep 02 14:33:52 org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider[1965]: (bijiben-shell-search-provider:10900): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Sep 02 14:33:52 org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider[1965]: (bijiben-shell-search-provider:10900): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Sep 02 14:33:52 org.gnome.Bijiben.SearchProvider[1965]: sending the mass change
I had the same problem, but after package and install it as RPM solved the problem.
b4j4
on 3 Sep 2016
It'd be really nice to have a step-by-step installation procedure for Fedora users as well in the README.
anavarre
on 5 Sep 2016
@Shnifty @Bajoja care to share the exact dnf install package names for the dependancies?
airtonix
on 7 Sep 2016
So I've discovered that you need the following (maybe) on fedora 22:
sudo dnf install gtk3-devel ffmpeg ffmpeg-libs imagemagick ImageMagick-devel glib gtk+
I tried to gather as much info as possible. Hopefully it helps.
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep ^gtk
gtk+.x86_64 1:1.2.10-81.fc23 @fedora
gtk-murrine-engine.x86_64 0.98.2-10.fc23 @updates
gtk-update-icon-cache.x86_64 3.18.9-1.fc23 @updates
gtk-vnc2.x86_64 0.5.4-2.fc23 @koji-override-0
gtk2.i686 2.24.30-1.fc23 @updates
gtk2.x86_64 2.24.30-1.fc23 @updates
gtk2-engines.x86_64 2.20.2-10.fc23 @fedora
gtk3.x86_64 3.18.9-1.fc23 @updates
gtk3-devel.x86_64 3.18.9-1.fc23 @updates
gtkmm24.x86_64 2.24.4-7.fc23 @koji-override-0
gtkmm30.x86_64 3.18.1-1.fc23 @updates
gtksourceview3.x86_64 3.18.2-1.fc23 @updates
gtkspell.x86_64 2.0.16-10.fc23 @fedora
gtkspell3.x86_64 3.0.9-1.fc23 @updates
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep -i ^glib
glib.x86_64 1:1.2.10-46.fc23 @fedora
glib-networking.x86_64 2.46.1-1.fc23 @koji-override-0
glib2.i686 2.46.2-2.fc23 @updates
glib2.x86_64 2.46.2-2.fc23 @updates
glib2-devel.x86_64 2.46.2-2.fc23 @updates
glibc.i686 2.22-18.fc23 @updates
glibc.x86_64 2.22-18.fc23 @updates
glibc-common.x86_64 2.22-18.fc23 @updates
glibc-devel.x86_64 2.22-18.fc23 @updates
glibc-headers.x86_64 2.22-18.fc23 @updates
glibmm24.x86_64 2.46.2-1.fc23 @updates
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep -i ^imagemagick
ImageMagick.x86_64 6.9.2.7-1.fc23 @updates
ImageMagick-c++.x86_64 6.9.2.7-1.fc23 @updates
ImageMagick-libs.x86_64 6.9.2.7-1.fc23 @updates
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep -i ^ffmpeg
ffmpeg.x86_64 2.8.7-1.fc23 @rpmfusion-free-updates-testing
ffmpeg-compat.x86_64 0.6.7-9.fc23 @rpmfusion-free
ffmpeg-devel.x86_64 2.8.7-1.fc23 @rpmfusion-free
ffmpeg-libs.x86_64 2.8.7-1.fc23 @rpmfusion-free-updates-testing
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep -i ^cmake
cmake.x86_64 3.4.3-1.fc23 @updates
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep -i ^vala
vala.x86_64 0.30.2-1.fc23 @updates
$ sudo dnf list installed | grep -i ^gettext
gettext.x86_64 0.19.8.1-1.fc23 @updates
gettext-common-devel.noarch 0.19.8.1-1.fc23 @updates
gettext-devel.x86_64 0.19.8.1-1.fc23 @updates
gettext-libs.x86_64 0.19.8.1-1.fc23 @updates
$ sudo cmake . && make
-- Found Vala: /usr/bin/valac (found version "0.30.2")
-- Found Vala: /usr/bin/valac (found suitable version "0.30.2", minimum required is "0.22")
-- GSettings schemas will be installed locally.
-- GSettings shemas will be compiled.
-- GSettings schemas will be installed into /usr/local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/
-- Copying schema to build directory /home/shnifty/peek/data/schemas
-- Building development schema in /home/shnifty/peek/data/schemas
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/shnifty/peek
[ 93%] Built target peek
/home/shnifty/peek/po/uk_UA.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-uk_UA-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/es.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-es-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/pl.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-pl-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/fr.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-fr-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/de.po: 31 translated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-de-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/pt_PT.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-pt_PT-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/lt.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-lt-gmo
[ 93%] Built target update-gmo
[100%] Built target build-desktop-file
$ sudo make install
[ 93%] Built target peek
/home/shnifty/peek/po/uk_UA.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-uk_UA-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/es.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-es-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/pl.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-pl-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/fr.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-fr-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/de.po: 31 translated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-de-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/pt_PT.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-pt_PT-gmo
/home/shnifty/peek/po/lt.po: 29 translated messages, 2 untranslated messages.
[ 93%] Built target generate-peek-lt-gmo
[ 93%] Built target update-gmo
[100%] Built target build-desktop-file
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: ""
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/bin/peek
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/com.uploadedlobster.peek.gschema.xml
-- Compiling GSettings schemas
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/applications/com.uploadedlobster.peek.desktop
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/peek.png
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/peek.png
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/peek.png
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/peek.png
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/peek.png
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/peek.png
-- Up-to-date: /usr/local/share/dbus-1/services/com.uploadedlobster.peek.service
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
-- Installing: /usr/local/share/locale/uk_UA/LC_MESSAGES/peek.mo
$ peek -v
Peek 0.7.2
Here (Fedora 24) it doesn't start per application menu either. But it starts per command line somehow…
fbruetting
on 7 Sep 2016
So I've discovered that you need the following (maybe) on fedora 22:
sudo dnf install gtk3-devel ffmpeg ffmpeg-libs imagemagick ImageMagick-devel glib gtk+
I was only missing ImageMagick-devel so I installed it and ran the cmake/make but it did not fix anything, sorry.
Shnifty
on 7 Sep 2016
Try per CLI.
fbruetting
on 7 Sep 2016
Yes, CLI still works. The app menu still doesn't.
Shnifty
on 7 Sep 2016
So it can't be an error due to missing packages. Normally CMake should throw an error when dependencies are missing.
fbruetting
on 7 Sep 2016
I have found the issue. I believe there is an issue with the .desktop files. I was able to get it working with a custom file but I'd like to identify what is wrong with the default files. I will post again shortly.
Shnifty
on 7 Sep 2016
Okay, I've gotten the default build to work by modifying:
/usr/local/share/applications/com.uploadedlobster.peek.desktop
Remove this line:
DBusActivatable=true
Then restart Gnome:
<alt>+<F2> r <Enter>
Unfortunately I do not know what that setting is for but at least we know the source of the problem.
Shnifty
on 7 Sep 2016
Thanks all for digging into this. It makes perfect sense since Peek does not contain a dbus service file right now. My bad, will fix it. I just wonder why it never caused problems for me and seems to affect mostly Fedora.
phw
on 7 Sep 2016
No problem. Upon further digging, I've discovered that the dbus config file is pointing to /usr/bin/peek which should perhaps be /usr/local/bin/peek? I really don't know much about dbus so I don't know if changing it would break it for a different distro.
$ cat dbus/com.uploadedlobster.peek.service
[D-BUS Service]
Name=com.uploadedlobster.peek
Exec=/usr/bin/peek --gapplication-service
You're right, but directories should NEVER be hardcoded because most are set by CMake and can be changed at installation.
fbruetting
on 7 Sep 2016
I confirmed that updating the Exec path in the dbus file also fixes the issue.
Shnifty
on 7 Sep 2016
Ok, now we got it. Yes, hard coded path is definitely a bad idea, needs to be handled by cmake.
phw
on 7 Sep 2016
By the way, if anyone wants to package it, here is the SPEC file.
Name: peek
Version: 0.7.2
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: An animated GIF recorder
License: GPLv3
URL: https://github.com/phw/peek
Source0: https://github.com/phw/peek/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
BuildRequires: cmake
BuildRequires: vala-devel
BuildRequires: gettext
BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0) >= 3.14
Requires: ffmpeg
Requires: ImageMagick
%description
A simple tool that allows you to record short animated GIF images
from your screen.
%prep
%autosetup
%build
%cmake -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF .
%make_build
%install
rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
%make_install
%find_lang %{name}
%files -f %{name}.lang
%license LICENSE
%{_bindir}/%{name}
%{_datadir}/applications/com.uploadedlobster.%{name}.desktop
%{_datadir}/dbus-1/services/com.uploadedlobster.%{name}.service
%{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas/com.uploadedlobster.%{name}.gschema.xml
%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/%{name}.png
%changelog
* Sun Sep 04 2016 Roseanne Levert <[email protected]> - 0.7.2-1
- First package
heent
on 8 Sep 2016
@phw, can you please add the fix to master?
fbruetting
on 10 Oct 2016
@fb87 I have committed a fix, so the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is used in the service file during build.
@heent Thanks for the SPEC file. But shouldn't the package install to /usr instead of /usr/local? You can specify the prefix for cmake with e.g. cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr .
phw
on 13 Oct 2016
I pulled the changes and rebuilt and it works! Thanks!
Shnifty
on 13 Oct 2016
Standard is /usr/local/, custom directories should be specified by -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.
fbruetting
on 13 Oct 2016
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By the way, if anyone wants to package it, here is the SPEC file.