keybase / keybase/client

cannot open display: :0 on Wayland session

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Description

Hello,

trying to start keybase-gui on Swaywm. Here's what appears in my journal:
Sep 13 18:14:46 defiant systemd[939]: Starting Keybase GUI...
Sep 13 18:14:46 defiant systemd[939]: Started Keybase GUI.
Sep 13 18:14:48 defiant electron[16757]: cannot open display: :0
Sep 13 18:14:48 defiant systemd[939]: keybase.gui.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Sep 13 18:14:48 defiant systemd[939]: keybase.gui.service: Failed with result 'exit-cod

my log id: c6eec7e406877d920c9d941c

THX Frank

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Start with the keybase-gui systemd service and the journal output showing Electron failing with cannot open display: :0 under Sway. Trace how the GUI is launched in this Wayland session and compare the required display environment; done means keybase-gui starts successfully without the display error.

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Tech stack
electron
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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