Cannot connect to Fcitx by Dbus, is Fcitx running?

[ghost]

When I start fcitx5-configtool, it said that fcitx5 is not run. But I couldn't run fcitx5, could you please take a look to see what wrong with it?

• Desktop: Windows manager only (DWM)
• Display server type: X11

Additional context
diagnose.txt
log-when-running-fcitx5.txt

[wengxt]

How did you install fcitx5? IMHO your installation might be somehow broken.

Maybe you could run fcitx5 --verbose=*=5 and paste the output.

[ghost]

I installed fcitx5 via artix main repo, I tried to install a aur (git version but it failed to build).
Here is the log
verbose.txt

[wengxt]

Ok, now I kinda get it. You're using a non-systemd system with no desktop environment, so you probably didn't set up dbus properly.

You may need to add dbus-launch to your WM startup script.
https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Configure_(Other)#Use_Slim_.28.7E.2F.xinitrc.29.2Fstartx

[zihenlin]

Hi, I am facing the same problem. I am using artix linux too. The propsed solution in (https://fcitx-im.org/wiki/Configure_(Other)#Use_Slim_.28.7E.2F.xinitrc.29.2Fstartx) doesn't work. I am using runit, and dbus is enabled by the init system and running.

fcitx5 is able to connect dbus using dbus-launch fcitx5, however, the problem persists. fcitx5-configtool unable to connect fcitx5.

Edit: Formatting

[wengxt]

You need to use dbus-launch properly, other wise you're simply create different isolated dbus daemon.

Also, there are "system dbus" and "user dbus". We're talking about user session dbus here.

BTW, I have no problem on artix KDE, because usually the DE that relies on more dbus will handle this for you.

[zihenlin]

dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session > /dev/null
${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/x11/setup.sh
/usr/bin/fcitx5 &
if [ -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/x11/xprofile" ]; then
. "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/x11/xprofile"
else
. "$HOME/.xprofile"
fi
ssh-agent dwm

This is my updated .xinitrc. Could you kindly point out what went wrong?
The problem persists. configtool couldn't connect to fcitx5 by dbus.

[zihenlin]

update: Got it working by deleting dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session > /dev/null, changing ssh-agent dwm to exec dbus-launch dwm.

Thank you for your time and attention wengxt!

[YellowOnion]

FYI @zihenlin I believe you're supposed to use the output of dbus-launch --sh-syntax, not pipe it to /dev/null, that's why it's not working.

eval $(dbus-launch --sh-syntax) or something similar.