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Add OnlyOffice XWayland wrapper for GNOME headless
lukemarsden Mar 4, 2026
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Fix OnlyOffice 4K rendering with xwayland-native-scaling
lukemarsden Mar 4, 2026
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35 changes: 34 additions & 1 deletion Dockerfile.ubuntu-helix
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rm onlyoffice-desktopeditors_amd64.deb
apt-get clean
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
echo "=== OnlyOffice Desktop Editors installed ==="

# OnlyOffice wrapper script for XWayland support
# OnlyOffice bundles Qt5 WITHOUT Wayland plugin - it requires X11 via XWayland.
# The wrapper sets DISPLAY, XAUTHORITY, and cursor theme environment variables.
echo "=== Creating OnlyOffice XWayland wrapper script ==="
cat > /usr/local/bin/onlyoffice-wrapper << 'WRAPPER_EOF'
#!/bin/bash
# OnlyOffice requires X11 via XWayland (Qt5 without Wayland plugin)
export DISPLAY=:0

# Find the Mutter XWayland auth file (name changes on each session)
XAUTH_FILE=$(ls /run/user/1000/.mutter-Xwaylandauth.* 2>/dev/null | tail -1)
if [ -n "$XAUTH_FILE" ]; then
export XAUTHORITY="$XAUTH_FILE"
fi

# Cursor theme for X11 apps - use Helix-Invisible for client-side cursor rendering
export XCURSOR_THEME=Helix-Invisible
export XCURSOR_SIZE=48

# Required library path for bundled Qt5
APP_PATH=/opt/onlyoffice/desktopeditors
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$APP_PATH${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}

exec $APP_PATH/DesktopEditors "$@"
WRAPPER_EOF
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/onlyoffice-wrapper

# Replace the original launcher script to use our wrapper
mv /usr/bin/onlyoffice-desktopeditors /usr/bin/onlyoffice-desktopeditors.orig
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/onlyoffice-wrapper /usr/bin/onlyoffice-desktopeditors
ln -sf /usr/local/bin/onlyoffice-wrapper /usr/bin/desktopeditors

echo "=== OnlyOffice Desktop Editors installed with XWayland wrapper ==="
fi
_INSTALL_ONLYOFFICE

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7 changes: 5 additions & 2 deletions desktop/ubuntu-config/startup-app.sh
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Expand Up @@ -226,8 +226,11 @@ gow_log "[start] Remapped Super→Ctrl and CapsLock→Ctrl via XKB (macOS keyboa
if [ -n "\$HELIX_SCALE_FACTOR" ] && [ "\$HELIX_SCALE_FACTOR" -gt 1 ]; then
gow_log "[start] Setting global scaling factor to \$HELIX_SCALE_FACTOR via GSettings..."
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor \$HELIX_SCALE_FACTOR
# Also enable fractional scaling feature (needed for the UI to show scale options)
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer']"
# Enable fractional scaling + xwayland-native-scaling
# xwayland-native-scaling makes XWayland report physical resolution (e.g., 3840x2160)
# instead of logical resolution (e.g., 1920x1080 at 2x scale). This fixes X11 apps
# like OnlyOffice that only render in the top-left quarter at 4K with scaling.
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer', 'xwayland-native-scaling']"
fi

# Start Helix services via shared init scripts
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