@vanvugt, it's `unity-session` shipping out `/usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome-session.service` which is part of `gnome- session`:
| $ dpkg-query -S /usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome-session.service | unity-session: /usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome-session.service $ chdist apt-get noble source unity-session Reading package lists... Done Picking 'gnome-session' as source package instead of 'unity-session' NOTICE: 'gnome-session' packaging is maintained in the 'Git' version control system at: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-session.git -b ubuntu/master Please use: git clone https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome-session.git -b ubuntu/master to retrieve the latest (possibly unreleased) updates to the package. Need to get 572 kB of source archives. Get:1 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main gnome-session 46.0-1ubuntu2 (dsc) [3,067 B] Get:2 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main gnome-session 46.0-1ubuntu2 (tar) [484 kB] Get:3 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main gnome-session 46.0-1ubuntu2 (diff) [85.0 kB] Fetched 572 kB in 3s (225 kB/s) dpkg-source: info: extracting gnome-session in gnome-session-46.0 dpkg-source: info: unpacking gnome-session_46.0.orig.tar.xz dpkg-source: info: unpacking gnome-session_46.0-1ubuntu2.debian.tar.xz dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series dpkg-source: info: applying debian/Revert-main-Remove-GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID-envvar.patch dpkg-source: info: applying ubuntu/support_autostart_delay.patch dpkg-source: info: applying ubuntu/ubuntu-sessions.patch dpkg-source: info: applying ubuntu/remove_session_saving_from_gui.patch dpkg-source: info: applying ubuntu/add_sessionmigration.patch dpkg-source: info: applying ubuntu/dbus_request_shutdown.patch dpkg-source: info: applying ubuntu/ignore_gsettings_region.patch dpkg-source: info: applying revert_remove_gnome_session_properties.patch [hloeung@dharkan gnome-session-46.0]$ grep builtin . -r --exclude-dir po ./debian/changelog: - Pass --builtin to gnome-session to fix broken login for Unity ./debian/changelog: + debian/55gnome-session_gnomerc: Use shell builtins instead of external ./debian/data/gnome-session.service: exec gnome-session --builtin --session=$DESKTOP_SESSION --disable-acceleration-check || \ ./debian/data/gnome-session.service: exec gnome-session --builtin --session=$DESKTOP_SESSION' ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: Incomplete => New ** Package changed: ubuntu => gnome-session (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2060266 Title: gnome-session no longer supports --builtin Status in gnome-session package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hi, `gnome-session.service` has the following: | [Service] | ExecStart=/bin/sh -exc '[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" != "gnome-classic" ] || export | GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=classic; \ | export GNOME_SESSION_XDG_SESSION_PATH=${XDG_SESSION_PATH}; \ | [ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" = gnome-flashback-metacity ] && \ | exec gnome-session --builtin --session=$DESKTOP_SESSION --disable-acceleration-check || \ | exec gnome-session --builtin --session=$DESKTOP_SESSION' Unfortunately, the latest `gnome-session` no longer supports `--builtin`. This causes login failures, in particular for me, using Unity, I get logged back out from the unity greeter. | $ apt-cache policy gnome-session-bin | gnome-session-bin: | Installed: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | *** 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status | 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages | $ gnome-session --builtin | | ** (gnome-session-binary:5602): WARNING **: 15:35:22.156: Unknown option --builtin Removing `--builtin` from `/usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome- session.service` let's me log in. With that though, I was not able to input text in chromium (installed via the snap). Downgrading `gnome-session-bin`, `gnome-session-common`, and `unity- session` back to 45.0-1ubuntu1 restores things for me: | [hloeung@dharkan tmp]$ apt-cache policy gnome-session-bin | gnome-session-bin: | Installed: 45.0-1ubuntu1 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages | *** 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status | [hloeung@dharkan tmp]$ apt-cache policy gnome-session-common | gnome-session-common: | Installed: 45.0-1ubuntu1 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages | *** 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status | [hloeung@dharkan tmp]$ apt-cache policy unity-session | unity-session: | Installed: 45.0-1ubuntu1 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 Packages | *** 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/universe amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/2060266/+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
