Levi Woodard
84ddf8c1c6
Bare Openbox rendered only a blank slate root — usable but not the desktop wanted. Make the X11/NVENC capture path render a full GNOME session by default, with Openbox available via HEADLESS_DESKTOP=openbox for minimal/low-power hosts. - files/headless-desktop-gnome.service: full Ubuntu GNOME session forced onto the X11 path (XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11, no dbus-run-session so it shares the systemd user bus). Renamed the Openbox unit to headless-desktop-openbox.service. - lib/headless.sh: HEADLESS_DESKTOP (default gnome) selects the unit template + the packages to install (gnome-session/gnome-shell vs openbox/xsetroot). - install.sh: step message + usage document HEADLESS_DESKTOP. - status.sh: the :0 desktop check now reports which desktop is running (reads _NET_WM_NAME off the supporting-wm-check window, e.g. "GNOME Shell"). - docs: TROUBLESHOOTING §13 + FOLLOWUPS P3 updated for the GNOME default and the openbox toggle. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
31 lines
1.4 KiB
Desktop File
31 lines
1.4 KiB
Desktop File
[Unit]
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Description=GNOME session on the headless Xorg (gives Sunshine something to capture)
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# Without a desktop running on :0, Sunshine's x11 capture grabs an empty black
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# X root window — pairing, NVENC, and input all work but the client sees only
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# black. This runs a full GNOME session on :0 so the stream shows a real
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# desktop. Only relevant to the X11/NVENC capture backend (capture = x11); the
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# wlr backend's compositor renders for itself.
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Requires=xorg-headless.service
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After=xorg-headless.service
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PartOf=graphical-session.target
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[Service]
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Type=simple
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# Force the X11 session path (not Wayland) onto the existing headless Xorg.
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# No dbus-run-session wrapper: GNOME integrates with the systemd *user* bus,
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# which this service already inherits — a fresh bus would break that.
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Environment=DISPLAY=:0
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Environment=XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
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Environment=XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=ubuntu:GNOME
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Environment=GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=ubuntu
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# Wait for the X server to accept connections before launching the session.
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ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'for i in $(seq 1 20); do xset -display :0 -q >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0; sleep 0.5; done; exit 1'
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ExecStart=/usr/bin/gnome-session --session=ubuntu
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Restart=on-failure
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RestartSec=2s
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[Install]
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# Lingering user manager reaches default.target without a graphical login,
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# matching the headless-boot drop-in pattern used for Sunshine.
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WantedBy=default.target
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