Only try to pass window ids to synaptic in an x11 session.

Author: mtwebster

usr/bin/mint-refresh-cache

@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if os.getuid() == 0:
         if len(sys.argv) > 2 and sys.argv[1] == "--use-synaptic":
             import subprocess
-            subprocess.run(["/usr/sbin/synaptic", "--hide-main-window",
-                            "--update-at-startup", "--non-interactive",
-                            "--parent-window-id", sys.argv[2]],
-                            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+            cmd = [
+                "/usr/sbin/synaptic",
+                "--hide-main-window",
+                "--update-at-startup",
+                "--non-interactive"
+            ]
+
+            if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
+                cmd += ["--parent-window-id", sys.argv[2]]
+
+            subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
         else:
             try:
                 import apt

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/kernelwindow.py

@@ -60,9 +60,17 @@ def run(self):
             if not do_regular:
                 do_regular = True
                 f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
-                cmd = ["pkexec", "/usr/sbin/synaptic", "--hide-main-window",  \
-                    "--non-interactive", "--parent-window-id", "%s" % self.application.window.get_window().get_xid(), \
-                    "-o", "Synaptic::closeZvt=true", "--set-selections-file", "%s" % f.name]
+                cmd = [
+                    "pkexec", "/usr/sbin/synaptic",
+                    "--hide-main-window",
+                    "--non-interactive",
+                    "-o", "Synaptic::closeZvt=true",
+                    "--set-selections-file", "%s" % f.name
+                ]
+
+                if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
+                    cmd += ["--parent-window-id", "%s" % self.application.window.get_window().get_xid()]
+
                 if not self.cache:
                     self.cache = apt.Cache()
             _KERNEL_PKG_NAMES = KERNEL_PKG_NAMES.copy()

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py

@@ -596,9 +596,16 @@ def run(self):
                 self.application.logger.write("Ready to launch synaptic")
                 f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
 
-                cmd = ["pkexec", "/usr/sbin/synaptic", "--hide-main-window",  \
-                        "--non-interactive", "--parent-window-id", "%s" % self.application.window.get_window().get_xid(), \
-                        "-o", "Synaptic::closeZvt=true", "--set-selections-file", "%s" % f.name]
+                cmd = [
+                    "pkexec", "/usr/sbin/synaptic",
+                    "--hide-main-window",
+                    "--non-interactive",
+                    "-o", "Synaptic::closeZvt=true",
+                    "--set-selections-file", "%s" % f.name,
+                ]
+
+                if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
+                    cmd += ["--parent-window-id", "%s" % self.application.window.get_window().get_xid()]
 
                 for pkg in packages:
                     pkg_line = "%s\tinstall\n" % pkg
@@ -832,7 +839,7 @@ def run(self):
             # Refresh the APT cache
             if self.root_mode:
                 refresh_command = ["sudo", "/usr/bin/mint-refresh-cache"]
-                if not self.application.app_hidden():
+                if (not self.application.app_hidden()) and os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
                     refresh_command.extend(["--use-synaptic",
                                             str(self.application.window.get_window().get_xid())])
                 subprocess.run(refresh_command)
@@ -2746,10 +2753,12 @@ def get_inhibitor_info(self, reason):
             #       LOGOUT | SUSPEND
             flags =      1 | 4
 
-            try:
-                xid = self.window.get_window().get_xid()
-            except:
-                xid = 0
+            xid = 0
+            if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
+                try:
+                    xid = self.window.get_window().get_xid()
+                except:
+                    pass
 
             name = "org.gnome.SessionManager"
             path = "/org/gnome/SessionManager"

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/rel_upgrade.py

@@ -173,7 +173,16 @@ def build_assistant(self):
 
 
     def install_pkgs(self, widget, event, packages):
-        cmd = ["pkexec", "/usr/sbin/synaptic", "--hide-main-window", "--non-interactive", "--parent-window-id", "%s" % self.assistant.get_window().get_xid(), "-o", "Synaptic::closeZvt=true"]
+        cmd = [
+            "pkexec", "/usr/sbin/synaptic",
+            "--hide-main-window",
+            "--non-interactive",
+            "-o", "Synaptic::closeZvt=true"
+        ]
+
+        if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
+            xmd += ["--parent-window-id", "%s" % self.assistant.get_window().get_xid()]
+
         f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
         for pkg in packages:
             pkg_line = "%s\tinstall\n" % pkg
@@ -238,7 +247,14 @@ def apply_button_pressed(self, assistant):
             else:
                 os.system("gsettings set %s false" % screensaver_setting)
 
-        cmd = ["pkexec", "/usr/bin/mint-release-upgrade-root", "%s" % self.current_codename, "%s" % self.assistant.get_window().get_xid()]
+        cmd = [
+            "pkexec", "/usr/bin/mint-release-upgrade-root",
+            "%s" % self.current_codename
+        ]
+
+        if os.environ.get("XDG_SESSION_TYPE", "x11") == "x11":
+            cmd += ["%s" % self.assistant.get_window().get_xid()]
+
         comnd = Popen(' '.join(cmd), shell=True)
         returnCode = comnd.wait()