[gentoo-user] Re: gnome intrusion?

[Kai Krakow <hurikhan77@gmail.com>]

Am Mon, 14 Nov 2016 23:38:44 +0000
schrieb Andrew Tselischev <andrewts@farlander.net>:

> On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 09:32:59AM +0000, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> > I noticed some obnoxious-looking processes in my system:
> > 
> > $ ps axf
> > (...)
> >   367 ?        S      0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch
> > 899f609d1c39e4d202c179a7580e4b49 --binary-syntax --close-stderr
> >   368 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5
> > --print-address 7 --session
> >   409 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/libexec/notification-daemon
> >   411 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/libexec/at-spi-bus-launcher
> >   415 ?        S      0:00  \_ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon
> > --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf
> > --nofork --print-address 3
> >   417 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/libexec/at-spi2-registryd
> > --use-gnome-session 451 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2
> > 
> > I don't use a DE, just plain openbox. I had a few xterms running and
> > also Opera, no other graphical app. The above processes appeared
> > after Opera was launched.
> >  Why oh why should there be a process "at-spi2-registryd
> > --use-gnome-session"?
> > 
> > gnome-session?! I don't even have gnome installed.
> > 
> > On a related note, the session logs have this gem:
> > 
> > ERROR:object_proxy.cc(583)] Failed to call method:
> > org.freedesktop.UPower.GetDisplayDevice: object_path=
> > /org/freedesktop/UPower: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:
> > The name org.freedesktop.UPower was not provided by any .service
> > files
> > 
> > Why should this be considered an error? I don't have upower
> > installed. I don't want upower.
> > 
> > I understand this is not the kind of stuff most users care about.
> > Just wondering whether somebody else is somewhat bothered by this.
> > 
> > Jorge Almeida  
> 
> I have the same problem. Recently I got so fed up with it I decided
> to try my chances with chmod a-x /usr/libexec/at-spi* . So far, no
> problems.

Or mask its autostarter, gets rid of error messages in the log:

sudo ln -snf /dev/null /etc/xdg/autostart/at-spi-dbus-bus.desktop

Then, on dispatch-conf, do not merge the config changes for this file.

-- 
Regards,
Kai

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