gnoblin.configure.location

Set the global location policy used by Gnoblin's GeoClue agent:

gnoblin.configure {
    location = {
        enabled = true,
        max_accuracy = "city",
    },
}

This policy controls whether Gnoblin can approve location requests and the maximum precision it can return. It does not approve individual applications. A shell or Lua handler must still answer each gnoblin.location.authorization-requested event.

The fallback keys and defaults come from the org.gnome.system.location schema. System or administrator values take precedence over schema defaults.

Each field overrides its corresponding org.gnome.system.location setting independently. If a field is omitted or set to "inherit", Gnoblin uses that setting. This lets you, for example, enable location in Lua while keeping the system's configured accuracy cap.

Changes apply when Gnoblin reloads the configuration. Setting enabled = false denies location requests and sets the maximum accuracy to zero. An approved request is also limited by the application's requested accuracy.

Choose the least precise level an application needs:

• "country": country-level location.
• "city": city-level location.
• "neighborhood": neighborhood-level location.
• "street": street-level location.
• "exact": exact location, typically requiring a GPS receiver.
• "inherit": clear an earlier Lua override and follow the system setting.

When GeoClue asks your handler

GeoClue asks the agent about an app only when it can identify the app as a sandboxed Flatpak app. It reads that identity from the app's systemd scope (app-flatpak-ID-N.scope). Every other app counts as a system component: GeoClue does not ask, and the app receives location up to max_accuracy. enabled and max_accuracy apply to every app, with or without a request.

Stop the GeoClue demo agent

GeoClue accepts one agent for each user. On Fedora the geoclue-demo-agent autostart entry hides itself only in GNOME, so it also starts in a Gnoblin session. It approves every request, and it can take the agent slot before Gnoblin registers.

To stop it, create ~/.config/autostart/geoclue-demo-agent.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Geoclue Demo agent
Exec=/usr/libexec/geoclue-2.0/demos/agent
Hidden=true

Run systemctl --user daemon-reload, then log out and in. A running demo agent keeps running until then. To check that GeoClue accepted Gnoblin, stop the service with sudo systemctl stop geoclue, start it by hand with sudo -u geoclue env G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=Geoclue /usr/libexec/geoclue, and look for New agent for user ID in its output.