Mako - Revision history

John3-16: Added link to Sway's upstream wiki re dbus and updated variables accordingly, specifying XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway

2025-10-09T20:15:31Z

Added link to Sway's upstream wiki re dbus and updated variables accordingly, specifying XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway

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	{{ic\|GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying}}		{{ic\|GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying}}

	To resolve the above error, if you are using <code>dbus-run-session</code> wrapper to launch ~~sway~~, set D-Bus variables by adding the following line to ~~sway~~ [[Sway#Sway config file\|config]] file:		To resolve the above error, if you are using <code>dbus-run-session</code> wrapper to launch '''Sway''', set D-Bus variables by adding the [https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki#systemd-and-dbus-activation-environments following line] to '''Sway''''s [[Sway#Sway config file\|config]] file:
	exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway		exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway SWAYSOCK I3SOCK XCURSOR_SIZE XCURSOR_THEME

	=== Failed to acquire service name ===		=== Failed to acquire service name ===

Prabuanand: removed the user service as it is not officialy packaged

2025-08-06T03:25:02Z

removed the user service as it is not officialy packaged

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	Install the {{pkg\|mako}} package as per command: {{cmd\|# apk add mako}}		Install the {{pkg\|mako}} package as per command: {{cmd\|# apk add mako}}

	~~== Configuration ==~~

	To configure mako as [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], an executable file {{Path\|~/.config/rc/init.d/mako}} has to be created with the following content {{Cat\|~/.config/rc/init.d/mako\|<nowiki>#!/sbin/openrc-run

	~~description="org.freedesktop.Notifications"~~

	~~command="/usr/bin/mako"~~

	~~supervisor=supervise-daemon~~
	~~error_logger="logger -t '${RC_SVCNAME}' -p daemon.error"~~

	~~depends() {~~
	~~use dbus~~
	~~}</nowiki>}}~~

	~~Follow the steps outlined in [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], if not already done. Finally, add the service for mako as follows: {{Cmd\|$ rc-update --user add mako}}~~

	The working of mako service can be tested by issuing the command {{ic\|$ notify-send "Test for mako User service"}}. Install the {{pkg\|libnotify}} package, if the command {{ic\|notify-send}} is not available.

	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==

Prabuanand: removed "gui" runlevel based on https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17375#note_530344

2025-08-03T07:13:52Z

removed "gui" runlevel based on https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/17375#note_530344

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	}</nowiki>}}		}</nowiki>}}

	Follow the steps outlined in [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], if not already done. Finally, add the service for mako as follows: {{Cmd\|$ rc-update --user add mako ~~gui~~}}		Follow the steps outlined in [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], if not already done. Finally, add the service for mako as follows: {{Cmd\|$ rc-update --user add mako}}

	The working of mako service can be tested by issuing the command {{ic\|$ notify-send "Test for mako User service"}}. Install the {{pkg\|libnotify}} package, if the command {{ic\|notify-send}} is not available.		The working of mako service can be tested by issuing the command {{ic\|$ notify-send "Test for mako User service"}}. Install the {{pkg\|libnotify}} package, if the command {{ic\|notify-send}} is not available.

Prabuanand: fixed command

2025-07-27T17:54:38Z

fixed command

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	}</nowiki>}}		}</nowiki>}}

	Follow the steps outlined in [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], if not already done. Finally, add the service for mako as follows: {{Cmd\|$ rc-update ~~add~~ --user mako gui}}		Follow the steps outlined in [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], if not already done. Finally, add the service for mako as follows: {{Cmd\|$ rc-update --user add mako gui}}

	The working of mako service can be tested by issuing the command {{ic\|$ notify-send "Test for mako User service"}}. Install the {{pkg\|libnotify}} package, if the command {{ic\|notify-send}} is not available.		The working of mako service can be tested by issuing the command {{ic\|$ notify-send "Test for mako User service"}}. Install the {{pkg\|libnotify}} package, if the command {{ic\|notify-send}} is not available.
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [https://github.com/emersion/mako/wiki mako wiki]		* [https://github.com/emersion/mako/wiki mako wiki]

	[[Category:System Administration]]		[[Category:System Administration]]

Prabuanand: updated Prerequisites wikitag

2025-06-09T08:09:23Z

updated Prerequisites wikitag

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==

	* Mako requires [[D-Bus]] ~~service~~.		* Mako requires [[D-Bus#D-Bus_session\|D-Bus session bus]].

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

Faust: /* Configuration */

2025-06-04T20:11:06Z

Configuration

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	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

	To configure mako as [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], an executable file {{Path\|~.config/rc/init.d/mako}} has to be created with the following content {{Cat\|~/.config/rc/init.d/mako\|<nowiki>#!/sbin/openrc-run		To configure mako as [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], an executable file {{Path\|~/.config/rc/init.d/mako}} has to be created with the following content {{Cat\|~/.config/rc/init.d/mako\|<nowiki>#!/sbin/openrc-run

	description="org.freedesktop.Notifications"		description="org.freedesktop.Notifications"

Faust: /* Configuration */

2025-06-04T20:10:50Z

Configuration

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	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

	To configure mako as [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], an executable file {{Path\|~.config/rc/init.d/mako}} has to be created with the following content {{Cat\|~.config/rc/init.d/mako\|<nowiki>#!/sbin/openrc-run		To configure mako as [[OpenRC#User services\|User service in OpenRC]], an executable file {{Path\|~.config/rc/init.d/mako}} has to be created with the following content {{Cat\|~/.config/rc/init.d/mako\|<nowiki>#!/sbin/openrc-run

	description="org.freedesktop.Notifications"		description="org.freedesktop.Notifications"

Prabuanand: rephrased introduction

2025-05-31T07:02:30Z

rephrased introduction

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:mako}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:mako}}
	[https://github.com/emersion/mako mako] is a lightweight notification daemon for [[Wayland~~]] that works with [[Sway~~]].		[https://github.com/emersion/mako mako] is a lightweight notification daemon for [[Wayland]].

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==

Prabuanand: added {{DISPLAYTITLE:mako}}

2025-05-31T03:48:06Z

added {{DISPLAYTITLE:mako}}

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	[https://github.com/emersion/mako ~~Mako~~] is a lightweight notification daemon for [[Wayland]] that works with [[Sway]].		{{DISPLAYTITLE:mako}}
			[https://github.com/emersion/mako mako] is a lightweight notification daemon for [[Wayland]] that works with [[Sway]].

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==

Prabuanand: fixed typi

2025-05-29T15:30:23Z

fixed typi

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	=== org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply ===		=== org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply ===

	~~Error message:~~ {{ic\|GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying}}		{{ic\|GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying}}

	To resolve the above error, if you are using <code>dbus-run-session</code> wrapper to launch sway, set D-Bus variables by adding the following line to sway [[Sway#Sway config file\|config]] file:		To resolve the above error, if you are using <code>dbus-run-session</code> wrapper to launch sway, set D-Bus variables by adding the following line to sway [[Sway#Sway config file\|config]] file:
	exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway		exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway