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…a pkexec - Resolves crashing on modern Wayland compositors (like Pop!_OS COSMIC) by natively inheriting `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` and `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`. - Injects comprehensive desktop styling variables (`QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME`, `XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP`, `GTK_THEME`, etc.) into `pkexec` wrapper so the root-elevated GUI feels native and matches user styling. Authored by @jtrag (https://github.com/jtrag). If this fix helped improve your Linux desktop experience, please consider supporting my open-source work: ☕ BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/jtrag 💙 PayPal: https://paypal.com/donate/?business=DN9W5GQ638WPQ
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Hello,
I am a new contributor, and I was fixing/modifying some things about BackInTime for myself today, but then I decided to do it as a contribution to the official project and add a much-wanted feature while I was at it (I added dry run). I have tested everything, and it works 100%. Screenshots shouldn't be necessary for these additions/fixes since nothing about the GUI itself has changed. I hope this helps others to continue to use BackIntime for many years to come!
fix(gui): inherit wayland display and desktop styling for root GUI via pkexec
WAYLAND_DISPLAYandXDG_RUNTIME_DIR.QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME,XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP,GTK_THEME, etc.) intopkexecwrapper so the root-elevated GUI feels native and matches user styling.Authored by @jtrag (https://github.com/jtrag).
If this fix helped improve your Linux desktop experience, please consider supporting my open-source work: ☕ BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/jtrag
💙 PayPal: https://paypal.com/donate/?business=DN9W5GQ638WPQ