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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In Ubuntu 11.04 gnome-session has no gnome-session-settings, there is no
System > Preferences > Sessions, and no Sessions item in System
Settings.

** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Incomplete

** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Fix Released

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/44074

Title:
  Adding new sessions has no effect

Status in The GNOME 2 Session Manager:
  Expired
Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  When creating a new session on the "Session Options" of the gnome-
  session-settings application (System>Preferences>Sessions) by clicking
  on the "Add" button, a new session is added on the list. So far so
  good.

  However, when logging in on GDM the new session is not shown anywhere
  and can therefore not be chosen. When choosing a session in GDM only
  the standard "Last session", "GNOME session", "Failsafe", etc.
  sessions are shown.

  Using 2.14.1-0ubuntu5 and quoting the help page:

  <quote>
  Use this area of the dialog to manage multiple sessions
  in the GNOME Desktop, as follows:             

      * To create a new session, click on the Add button.  The Add a new session dialog is displayed. Use this dialog to specify a name for your session.
                      
      * To change the name of a session, select the session in the Sessions table. Click on the Edit button. The Edit session name dialog is displayed. Type a new name for your session.
      
      * To delete a session, select the session in the Sessions table. Click on the Delete button.
                          
  When you log in on GDM, you choose a session. When you choose a session, you can select which of the multiple sessions to use.
  </quote>

  I would expect to be able to see my newly created session listed along
  with the usual "Last session", "GNOME session", "Failsafe", etc.
  options in GDM. The only workaround is to create a .desktop session
  manually, but that defeats the point of using a GUI for creating
  sessions.

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