GUI conflict, unable to load bitcoin-qt

BenWestgate / bitcoin-core-on-tails

Deprecated Setup script for installing Bitcoin Core to Tails persistent storage. Full node, wallet, backup and clone for a friend functions

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GUI conflict, unable to load bitcoin-qt #6

Closed jorishr closed 1 year ago

jorishr commented 1 year ago

Describe the issue Tails OS 5.8 When clicking on the bitcoin core icon in the menu, nothing happens. When loading the bitcoin-qt binary from the terminal I get an error message (see screenshot below).

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Possible fix When changing the environment variable manually via the terminal before each run, the issue is resolved. Bitcoin core gui is loaded and the application works as expected. Although, a warning persists in the terminal window (see screenshot).
Questions Unsure if this issue is related to Tail OS, Bitcoin Core or this repo.

What config files do I need to edit to that make my fix permanent?

BenWestgate commented 1 year ago

This is a known issue in Tails 5.8 with all Qt apps. https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19326

to make the fix permanent, you should turn on dotfiles in the Persistent Storage application, then enter the following commands in terminal

echo 'export QT_QPA_PLATFORM="wayland;xcb"' | tee -a $HOME/.bashrc followed by cp $HOME/.bashrc /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/.bashrc

I just had to write this automation for the sister project https://github.com/BenWestgate/Bails