[Nix-dev] RandR extension missing

[Vladimír Čunát]

On 10/09/2015 08:10 PM, rohit yadav wrote:
> I am running vncserver on a NixOS (with unstable channel as source of
> packages). When I try to launch ​emacs on a vnc session, I receive error
> as below:
> 
> Xlib: extension "RANDR missing on display ":1".
> 
> I am not sure why I am receiving this error. I have already installed
> xrandr.

First, one should try to search, e.g.
http://superuser.com/questions/542906/error-on-changing-the-resolution-of-a-vnc-session-in-linux-on-the-fly

Second, "just installing" stuff on nixos very rarely changes behavior of
already installed packages. We want to avoid such side effects.


Vladimir


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