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dbus cannot find compiz service through python [migrated]
Ok, just so you know, I haven't worked with dbus or perl much, so I might say some things that are off.
I'm trying to use dbus to work with compiz programmatically. And looking at compiz wiki ...
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Debian based OS: Show system notification on clipboard copy/paste events
When working with Linux (Debian based), I often experience problems in relation to the copy paste commands: I copy something with Ctrl+C or by selecting it with the mouse, but when I try to paste it ...
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What DBus signals do I send to players to imitate Gnome's multimedia shortcuts?
I have Xubuntu 11.10, XFCE. I want to send DBus signals to the players so that they worked like in Gnome: you press 'play' key, it plays, 'next' - it forwards, and so on.
For that, I need to bind to ...
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Useless nm_dbus_manager_init_bus error messages fill log
My system runs fine, but /var/log/messages repeats this message every
few seconds, filling up my log directory:
Oct 13 09:10:57 barry NetworkManager: <WARN>
nm_dbus_manager_init_bus(): Could ...
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How to use headless Skype over DBUS on Debian
I installed Skype on Debian and ran it headless, however, I cannot interact with it over dbus.
Some context of what I have so far:
Installed Debian 6 on VMware fusion box from netinst CD
Skype ...
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configure: error: cannot find D-Bus
When configuring a software (subversion) on ubuntu linux (10.04 lucid), I get an error:
configure: error: cannot find D-Bus
I restarted dbus service:
#service dbus restart
dbus start/running, ...
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Something is blocking audio controls?
Lately I noticed that something seems to be blocking various audio controls - mixer mostly. I can't access mixer window from taskbar, my keyboard volume knob doesn't work, mute too.
But - all the ...
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How to play Magnatune.com songs in Amarok via DBus
Amarok implements MPRIS DBus-based protocol for remote control. How can I use it to play http://magnatune.com songs? Basically, how does a Magnatune song URI look like from Amarok point of view?
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Is there a DBus command to toggle auto-hide on a KDE Plasma panel?
Is there a DBus command (or some other way from the command line) to toggle auto-hide on a panel in KDE Plasma? (I'm running KDE 4.6.)
I have a game I run in WINE that doesn't work right if it's ...
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dbus signal for volume up & down
I recently upgrade to Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and to my dismay, the mediakeys "volume up" and "volume down" do not send Dbus signals anymore... how can I add these back?
Thanks!!
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Gentoo startup error (D-BUS)
When I start my PC with Gentoo everything goes ok until it reaches
INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
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Starting D-BUS system messagebus
It just stops booting here.
What might be wrong and ...
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Linking to a chat room via XMPP: URI
I found out how to link directly to a chat room on a Jabber conference server -- it took a bit of digging, and I wound up actually looking at the spec before I was sure I was doing it right. I ...
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Add a hook to run when NetworkManager connects
What would be a good way to make a script run every time my computer connects to the network in Ubuntu? Would I somehow use dbus to do this?
Background: when I'm on the train I run a short Perl ...
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Updating screen session environment variables to reflect new graphical login?
I use linux, and I like to do all my command-line work within a single screen session, so that I can restart my graphical login and such without losing my terminals. However, when I log out and back ...
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how get hal running on ubuntu server?
hi
i try to create a very minimized server installation which automounts its internal sata disks
thus i tought of using hal as the way to go
as far as i read, hal is just a daemon 'listening' for ...
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gnome-terminal new tab dbus
I want to run a command (assumedly using dbus-send) that opens a new tab in a gnome-terminal session and runs a command. Is this possible?
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Custom hotkey/shortcut to open/bring to front an app
I don't imagine this is built into the system, but is it possible to do it without too much hassle?
Say I open a specific program with a hotkey, and when I press that hotkey again, the program window ...
