[BUG] Mango parent session spawns child sessions continuously with Noctalia
Author: treealogCreated Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
Labelsbugmangonixos
Submission checklist
- I have searched existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate.
- I am using the latest available version of Noctalia.
Bug description
After applying the official builtin theme for Mango, a continuous loop occurs, spawning a new Mango session with Noctalia running inside it. Without manual intervention (e.g. killing the initial Mango session), the loop continues indefinitely.
Steps to reproduce
- Start
noctalia - Setttings > Templates > Built-in templates > Mango
Expected behavior
The theme (e.g. border colors, jump labels) should be applied successfully.
Actual behavior
A new parent Mango session launches with Noctalia inside it. Within this parent session, child sessions are continuously spawned with Noctalia.
Logs / error output
Noctalia version
v5.1.0
Compositor
Mango
Distribution
NixOS
Environment information
Installation method: nixpkgs unstable
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060Additional context
No response
Source: noctalia-dev/noctalia