Tdesktop: It doesn't work unless I provide the Administrator privileges

[XBisATrouble]

Actual behaviour

I can't start it unless start it by root. When the administrator privileges is provided, everything is normal. However, it doesn't work when I use ordinary user.

Configuration

Operating system:
manjaro 17.1.1 and kernel 4.14.13-1
Version of Telegram Desktop:
telegram-desktop 1.2.6-5

Log
`
QApplication: invalid style override passed, ignoring it.

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type 'GdkDisplayManager'

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new_with_properties: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid (NULL) pointer instance

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_signal_connect_data: assertion 'G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance)' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type 'GdkDisplay'

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_type_register_static: assertion 'parent_type > 0' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion 'result != 0' failed

(telegram-desktop:2389): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new_with_properties: assertion 'G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
`

[PandorasFox]

Did you use a manjaro package, or did you download telegram elsewhere / are running a non-packaged telegram?

[es20490446e]

It happens with all Manjaro packages, including those from the AUR. Further info in this Manjaro thread.

[x86vk]

Actually, I found that if you run unset XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP before running telegram-desktop, it will run smoothly. Just like #1774
I am using Manjaro Deepin.

[es20490446e]

So Telegram doesn't recognise "Deepin" as desktop, but does recognise null.

Telegram should have a base case when no known desktop is detected.

[es20490446e]

The mentioned error is in linux_desktop_environment.cpp.

[john-preston]

@es20490446e What error? This code detects DE type from predefined list. If nothing matched it will be Type::Other for both empty XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and for some unknown value of it.

[PandorasFox]

Yeah, it seems like that shouldn't be causing an issue - I'm using i3, so my XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP is unset; if I manually set it to "Deepin", I get the same behaviour that I currently do - that is, Telegram works.

(I'm kinda curious as to why there's detecting of the current desktop/DE - I'm assuming to play nicely with some window switching stuff?)

[john-preston]

@PandorasFox With tray icon and some other stuff..

[moham96]

Same problem here, if I unset XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP or set it to xfce for example then, telegram launches fine

unset XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP

or

XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE

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