Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-session

gnome-session-properties should filter by the NoDisplay key[1].  For all
the same reasons it makes sense in menus, it makes sense for autostart.

With NoDisplay, one can install programs that run when the user logs in,
but that the user should not be allowed to disable easily.  Things that
would break their setup if they disabled or just don't make sense to
disable.

As an example, I (in Ubuntu Intrepid) have both 'xdg-user-dirs-gtk-
update' and '/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login"
--description="GNOME Login"' in my list.  Both should probably always
run or have other ways of being controlled.  As a user, I don't really
desire to control whether they are autostarted or not.  They are
'system-level' autostarts.

There is a patch in the upstream bug.

[1] http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-
spec/latest/ar01s05.html#key-nodisplay

** Affects: gnome-session
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: oem-services

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #556459
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556459

** Also affects: gnome-session via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=556459
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: gnome-session
  
  gnome-session-properties should filter by the NoDisplay key[1].  For all
  the same reasons it makes sense in menus, it makes sense for autostart.
  
  With NoDisplay, one can install programs that run when the user logs in,
  but that the user should not be allowed to disable easily.  Things that
  would break their setup if they disabled or just don't make sense to
  disable.
  
  As an example, I (in Ubuntu Intrepid) have both 'xdg-user-dirs-gtk-
  update' and '/usr/bin/canberra-gtk-play --id="desktop-login"
  --description="GNOME Login"' in my list.  Both should probably always
  run or have other ways of being controlled.  As a user, I don't really
  desire to control whether they are autostarted or not.  They are
  'system-level' autostarts.
  
  There is a patch in the upstream bug.
+ 
+ [1] http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-
+ spec/latest/ar01s05.html#key-nodisplay

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gnome-session-properties should filter by NoDisplay
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