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Message #12924
[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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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1686257
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
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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
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From Ubuntu (Unity), run
sudo apt install gdm3
Choose gdm3 when prompted.
Restart.
You should get a login screen.
Regression Potential
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Other Info
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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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