Re: [gentoo-user] gnome intrusion?

[Andrew Tselischev]

On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 09:32:59AM +0000, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> I noticed some obnoxious-looking processes in my system:
>
> $ ps axf
> (...)
>   367 ?        S      0:00 dbus-launch --autolaunch
> 899f609d1c39e4d202c179a7580e4b49 --binary-syntax --close-stderr
>   368 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5
> --print-address 7 --session
>   409 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/libexec/notification-daemon
>   411 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/libexec/at-spi-bus-launcher
>   415 ?        S      0:00  \_ /usr/bin/dbus-daemon
> --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibility.conf --nofork
> --print-address 3
>   417 ?        Sl     0:00 /usr/libexec/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session
>   451 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2
>
> I don't use a DE, just plain openbox. I had a few xterms running and
> also Opera, no other graphical app. The above processes appeared after
> Opera was launched.
>  Why oh why should there be a process "at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session"?
>
> gnome-session?! I don't even have gnome installed.
>
> On a related note, the session logs have this gem:
>
> ERROR:object_proxy.cc(583)] Failed to call method:
> org.freedesktop.UPower.GetDisplayDevice: object_path=
> /org/freedesktop/UPower: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown:
> The name org.freedesktop.UPower was not provided by any .service files
>
> Why should this be considered an error? I don't have upower installed.
> I don't want upower.
>
> I understand this is not the kind of stuff most users care about.
> Just wondering whether somebody else is somewhat bothered by this.
>
> Jorge Almeida

I have the same problem. Recently I got so fed up with it I decided to try
my chances with chmod a-x /usr/libexec/at-spi* . So far, no problems.