SOLVED xfrun4 xfce4 appfinder launches very slowly

SOLVED xfrun4 xfce4 appfinder launches very slowly

xfrun4 is a little Xfce program that allows to run commands, without having to open a terminal window. Since Xfce 4.10 it also works as a application launcher.

It is summoned using Alt+F2, and usually it pops right up, but lately it takes several seconds, sometimes almost a minute, to open.

When trying to run it from the terminal, it prints this error:

(xfrun4:6232): xfce4-appfinder-CRITICAL **: Failed to open window: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

This bug has been reported and theres a workaround: use the --disable-server option.

Fix

So to fix this well replace the command for the Alt+F2 shortcut with "xfrun4 --disable-server". Open a terminal window and run:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts -p /commands/custom/<Alt>F2 -s "xfrun4 --disable-server"

References

Bug #1048805 �xfrun4 launches very slowly�

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