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Autore: g4sra
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Oggetto: Re: [DNG] malfunctioning graphical application
On Thursday, August 12th, 2021 at 11:47 AM, g4sra <g4sra@???> wrote:

> <--snip--
> > The problem with mouse-drag does not occur on the other disk.
>


> <--snip--
> > Of note is that when I start /usr/games/sol as root the problem
> > disappars---I can drag cards just fine.
>


> This implies that your issue is 'user' based.


See my comment above.

>


> One of the re-occurring issues with (GUI) applications after an update can be traced to the 'user's personal configuration files for the previous application version.
> It runs as 'root' but not as 'user'-> it is either a permission issue or a 'user' configuration issue.


See my comment above.

>


> Two steps you could try...
>


> Create a new 'user' and login. See if the app runs as non-root (no prior use of the application - no stale personal configuration files, rules out a permissions issue).


See my comment above.
As we now know it functions correctly for 'root' but does not run as a 'new-non-root-user' it is most probably a permissions issue.

Next questions to ask are:
What has changed related to 'user' and X permissions between Beowulf and Chimera.
Why does this one App misbehave when others don't.


NB. If it was a hardware problem the mouse wouldn't work for 'any' user or any part of the GUI rather than just one App.