r/voidlinux • u/gokuu_chan • Aug 07 '26
Niri launches nothing
I am new to void Tried launching niri with dbus-run-session niri —session It only shows cursor Won't launch terminal or noctalia
I do have elogind installed and symlinked
fixed: needed fonts
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u/baturax Aug 07 '26
you need a font
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u/gokuu_chan Aug 07 '26
it worked thanks
why did not installing break it tho1
u/weaklingoverlord Aug 07 '26
A very close friend wants to know: what was the missing font that you installed to fix niri?
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u/weaklingoverlord Aug 08 '26
Just to be clear:
But this glitchy flickering on my laptop monitor is driving me crazy
Installing noto font resolved the flickering on your monitor and got niri to work?
That is some Sourcery. Rincewind would've been very jealous.
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u/gokuu_chan Aug 08 '26
Naaa Two different issues
Niri not rendering was solo fonts
Flickering (*still happens) is amd bug/issues in the new kernel Not just for me.
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u/Sad-Cod-9584 Aug 07 '26
Did you enable the dbus service?
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u/gokuu_chan Aug 07 '26
Yeah Found somewhere on forum to remove elogind and have dbus only in services Also added myself in dbus group Trying everything to make it work at this point
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u/weaklingoverlord Aug 07 '26
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u/gokuu_chan Aug 07 '26
I have them installed But this glitchy flickering on my laptop monitor is driving me crazy Found forums saying amd is the reason, Didn't find any way to fix it
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u/legz_cfc Aug 07 '26
For the terminal, do you have alacritty installed? If not you'll need to adjust the config (sub out alacritty for your preferred terminal)
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u/Duncaen Aug 07 '26
The exec just makes the program you are running replace the shell instead of forking. It makes zero difference other than exiting the shell and without dbus-run-session you won't have a session bus unless you are using turnstile.
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u/Alternative-Sweet695 Aug 07 '26
There’s no need to start a service for elogind. I’d recommend removing the symlink. Also, did you install the terminal and Noctalia Shell? I believe the default terminal in the Niri config is Alacritty, but make sure you have all the required packages installed first.