Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life in April 2019.
https://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-16-04-lts-is-here/ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuGNOME We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in. ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1695872 Title: GNOME on Wayland session could not be started from lightdm Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: GNOME on Wayland session could not be started from lightdm ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: lightdm 1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-53.56~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-53-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Mon Jun 5 11:23:22 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-09 (268 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system. Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to turn off this notice. No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions. SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1695872/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

