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and subject line Re: Bug#1151747: gnome-shell: GNOME fails to start after Sid
update ("Session never registered")
has caused the Debian Bug report #1151747,
regarding gnome-shell: GNOME fails to start after Sid update ("Session never
registered")
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: gnome-shell
Severity: important
Hey,
since a recent system update (approx. 2 days ago) on Debian Sid, the
GNOME desktop environment fails to start. The screen remains black, but
switching to a virtual terminal (e.g., TTY2) works normally.
When attempting to restart the display manager, GDM3 fails immediately.
Here are the relevant details from `systemctl status gdm3` and the
system journal:
--- Logs & Error Output ---
gdm3[1621]: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
gdm3[1621]: Child process -2395 was already dead.
gdm-launch-environment[2494]: pam_unix(gdm-launch-environment:session):
session opened for us...
gdm-launch-environment[2494]: gkr-pam: couldn't unlock the login keyring.
gdm3[1621]: GdmDisplay: Session never registered, failing
gdm-local-display-factory: maximum number of display failures reached.
Giving up.
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System Information:
- Distribution: Debian Sid (unstable)
- Graphics Hardware: AMD Radeon / Ryzen Graphics (amdgpu driver)
- Latest packages
Is this something on my system or are you noticing this to? My concern
is this moving into testing with this bug.
Greetings
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--- Begin Message ---
On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM Leo Unglaub <[email protected]> wrote:
> You can close this for now, i report back if i find anything else.
> Thanks for your input!
Ok, I'm closing the bug.
You could try to explicitly install gnome-shell:
sudo apt install gnome-shell
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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