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=== Debugging === | |||
==== Common Errors ==== | |||
===== Bad configuration option: gssapikexalgorithms ===== | |||
Found when using an SSH binary from Nix on typically RPM-based distros like CentOS, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Redhat, etc. '''The quick fix:''' Just comment out the configuration option in the ssh config file, you probably don't need it. | |||
===== Desktop Environment does not find .desktop files ===== | |||
IF your DE does not look in <code>$HOME/.nix-profile/share</code> for .desktop files. | |||
You need to add that path to the <code>XDG_DATA_DIRS</code>, the position reflects precedence so files in earlier directories shadow files in later directories. This can be accomplished in various ways depending on your login manager, see [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xprofile Arch wiki: Xprofile] for more information. | |||
For example using <code>~/.xprofile</code> as follows: | |||
<syntaxHighlight lang="console"> | |||
$ export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$HOME/.nix-profile/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share | |||
</syntaxHighlight> | |||
Notice that you have to include the default locations on your system, otherwise they will be overwritten. Find out the proper paths using <code>echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS</code>. (Note: <code>export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$HOME/.nix-profile/share:$XDG_DATA_DIRS</code> did not work, XDG_DATA_DIRS ended up containing only <code>$HOME/.nix-profile/share:</code> which isn't even a valid path.) | |||
Revision as of 12:40, 25 November 2017
Debugging
Common Errors
Bad configuration option: gssapikexalgorithms
Found when using an SSH binary from Nix on typically RPM-based distros like CentOS, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Redhat, etc. The quick fix: Just comment out the configuration option in the ssh config file, you probably don't need it.
Desktop Environment does not find .desktop files
IF your DE does not look in $HOME/.nix-profile/share for .desktop files.
You need to add that path to the XDG_DATA_DIRS, the position reflects precedence so files in earlier directories shadow files in later directories. This can be accomplished in various ways depending on your login manager, see Arch wiki: Xprofile for more information.
For example using ~/.xprofile as follows:
$ export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$HOME/.nix-profile/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share
Notice that you have to include the default locations on your system, otherwise they will be overwritten. Find out the proper paths using echo $XDG_DATA_DIRS. (Note: export XDG_DATA_DIRS=$HOME/.nix-profile/share:$XDG_DATA_DIRS did not work, XDG_DATA_DIRS ended up containing only $HOME/.nix-profile/share: which isn't even a valid path.)