Ok, I set up the virtual machine, and adapted the package status via dpkg --get-selections etc.
In the VM, gnome-terminal works as expected, so my problem seems to be caused by some incompatible configuration element left over from dapper. I'll continue my investigations... Would a _full_ strace of gnome- terminal help? -- edgy gnome-terminal does not start https://launchpad.net/bugs/58232 -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
