Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:21:26 +0000 From: Pat <cli_junkie@protonmail.com> To: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Odd issues after installing XFCE4 on FreeBSD 14 Message-ID: <MEJJvNZYWQQvcgcp4mr3LANjRvGBCErTMv-BEaBm5H80zRQwdy26g8vP3nbkx3wEKVExPDOyQuWsoVoL0AFtftkE0BgWO6esTpYRRhfbCL0=@protonmail.com>
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Howdy all,
I recently installed FreeBSD 14.2 on an older laptop and immediately
upgraded it to 14.3:
% uname -Kmrsv
FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p3 GENERIC amd64 1403000
Then I installed the XFCE4 DE and lightdm display manager:
pkg install lightdm \
lightdm-gtk-greeter \
tigervnc-server \
xfce \
xdm \
xfce \
xorg
Before rebooting I also enabled the /proc FS mount in /etc/fstab, and
added to /etc/rc.conf.local:
echo 'dbus_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf.local
echo 'lightdm_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf.local
Then rebooted
I get the lightdm greeter, and can log in just fine. At first glance,
everything seemed fine. Then I tried to change the desktop wallpaper:
Applications -> Settings -> Desktop
which launches fine but pops up two error message windows, one right on
top of the other, both showing:
Unable to load image from folder "(null)"
Operation was cancelled
I can close those, and make changes to the wallpaper selection, but
the changes are not applied. Interestingly they are configured in
~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
but the changes are not displayed. That also generates entries in
~/.xsession-errors:
(xfdesktop-settings:95115): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: 18:43:03.919: remote volume monitor with dbus name org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor is not supported
(xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.155: g_object_get_qdata: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.155: g_file_get_path: assertion 'G_IS_FILE (file)' failed
(xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.282: g_object_get_qdata: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.283: g_file_get_path: assertion 'G_IS_FILE (file)' failed
And with that I am totally lost, so figured I'd kindly ask for any
assistance here.
Thanks,Pat
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<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">Howdy all,</span><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">I recently installed FreeBSD 14.2 on an older laptop and immediately</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">upgraded it to 14.3:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> % uname -Kmrsv</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p3 GENERIC amd64 1403000</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">Then I installed the XFCE4 DE and lightdm display manager:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> pkg install lightdm \</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> lightdm-gtk-greeter \</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> tigervnc-server \</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> xfce \</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> xdm \</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> xfce \</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> xorg</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">Before rebooting I also enabled the /proc FS mount in /etc/fstab, and</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">added to /etc/rc.conf.local:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> echo 'dbus_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf.local</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> echo 'lightdm_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf.local</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">Then rebooted</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">I get the lightdm greeter, and can log in just fine. At first glance,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">everything seemed fine. Then I tried to change the desktop wallpaper:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> Applications -> Settings -> Desktop</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">which launches fine but pops up two error message windows, one right on</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">top of the other, both showing:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> Unable to load image from folder "(null)"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> Operation was cancelled</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">I can close those, and make changes to the wallpaper selection, but</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">the changes are not applied. Interestingly they are configured in</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">but the changes are not displayed. That also generates entries in</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">~/.xsession-errors:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> (xfdesktop-settings:95115): GVFS-RemoteVolumeMonitor-WARNING **: 18:43:03.919: remote volume monitor with dbus name org.gtk.vfs.UDisks2VolumeMonitor is not supported</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> (xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.155: g_object_get_qdata: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> (xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.155: g_file_get_path: assertion 'G_IS_FILE (file)' failed</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> (xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.282: g_object_get_qdata: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"> (xfdesktop-settings:95115): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 18:43:05.283: g_file_get_path: assertion 'G_IS_FILE (file)' failed</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">And with that I am totally lost, so figured I'd kindly ask for any</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">assistance here.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">Thanks,</span></div><span style="font-family: Menlo, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;">Pat</span><br></div>
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