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[Bug 1686257] Re: gdm3 fails to start when default session-name=ubuntu

 

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #781793
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781793

** Also affects: gdm via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781793
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  gdm3 fails to start when default session-name=ubuntu

Status in gdm:
  Unknown
Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  Confirmed
Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in gdm3 source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed
Status in gdm3 source package in Yakkety:
  Confirmed
Status in gdm3 source package in Zesty:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Impact
  ------
  If a person installs gnome-shell (and not ubuntu-gnome-desktop) on Ubuntu and choose gdm3, they will be unable to log in.

  Workaround: install ubuntu-gnome-default-settings

  Test Case
  ---------
  From Ubuntu (Unity), run
  sudo apt install gdm3

  Choose gdm3 when prompted.
  Restart.
  You should get a login screen.

  Regression Potential
  --------------------

  Other Info
  ----------
  ubuntu-settings contains this in /usr/share/glib-2.0/10_ubuntu-settings.gchema.override

  [org.gnome.desktop.session]
  session-name="ubuntu"

  gdm3 fails to start unless session-name="gnome"

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