Subject: xfce4-notifyd not started at xfce session login

From: Tito <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:03:55 +0100

Package: xfce4-notifyd
Version: 0.4.3-1

Incorrect behavior:
in Devuan beowulf xfce4-notifyd 0.4.3-1 is not started at user login into the xfce
desktop as it provides only /usr/lib/systemd/user/xfce4-notifyd.service
but not .desktop file in  /etc/xdg/autostart/ nor in $HOME/.config/autostart.

Expected behavior: xfce4-notifyd should be running in a xfce session to provide
notification messages to the user.

Fix: Adding this .desktop file in $HOME/.config/autostart fixed it for me:

___________________CUT HERE_______________________

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.9.4
Type=Application
Name=xfce4-notifyd
Comment=Xfce4 Notification Daemon
Exec=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/notifyd/xfce4-notifyd
OnlyShowIn=XFCE;
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Hidden=false

GenericName=Xfce4 Notification Daemon
___________________AND HERE________________________

dpkg -L xfce4-notifyd
/usr
/usr/bin
/usr/bin/xfce4-notifyd-config
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/systemd
/usr/lib/systemd/user
/usr/lib/systemd/user/xfce4-notifyd.service
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/notifyd
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/notifyd/xfce4-notifyd
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/xfce4/panel/plugins/libnotification-plugin.so
/usr/share
/usr/share/applications
/usr/share/applications/xfce4-notifyd-config.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1
/usr/share/dbus-1/services
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.xfce.xfce4-notifyd.Notifications.service
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd/NEWS.gz
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd/README
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd/TODO
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/xfce4-notifyd/copyright
/usr/share/icons
/usr/share/icons/hicolor
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/xfce4-notifyd.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/xfce4-notifyd.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/xfce4-notifyd.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/xfce4-notifyd.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/xfce4-notifyd.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/notification-disabled-new-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/notification-disabled-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/notification-new-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/notification-symbolic.svg
/usr/share/lintian
/usr/share/lintian/overrides
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/xfce4-notifyd
/usr/share/locale
/usr/share/locale/ar
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ast
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ast/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/be
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/bg
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/da
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/de
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/el
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_AU
/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/es
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/he
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/id
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/is
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/it
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ms
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/oc
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/si
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/th
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/ug
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/ug/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/xfce4-notifyd.mo
/usr/share/man
/usr/share/man/man1
/usr/share/man/man1/xfce4-notifyd-config.1.gz
/usr/share/themes
/usr/share/themes/Bright
/usr/share/themes/Bright/xfce-notify-4.0
/usr/share/themes/Bright/xfce-notify-4.0/gtk.css
/usr/share/themes/Default
/usr/share/themes/Default/xfce-notify-4.0
/usr/share/themes/Default/xfce-notify-4.0/gtk.css
/usr/share/themes/Retro
/usr/share/themes/Retro/xfce-notify-4.0
/usr/share/themes/Retro/xfce-notify-4.0/gtk.css
/usr/share/themes/Smoke
/usr/share/themes/Smoke/xfce-notify-4.0
/usr/share/themes/Smoke/xfce-notify-4.0/gtk.css
/usr/share/themes/ZOMG-PONIES!
/usr/share/themes/ZOMG-PONIES!/xfce-notify-4.0
/usr/share/themes/ZOMG-PONIES!/xfce-notify-4.0/gtk.css
/usr/share/xfce4
/usr/share/xfce4/panel
/usr/share/xfce4/panel/plugins
/usr/share/xfce4/panel/plugins/notification-plugin.desktop