Public bug reported: When picking GNOME on Wayland as session and attempting to login from LightDM then it fails, all you see is a black screen with a blinking cursor.
However, manually running: $ dbus-run-session gnome-shell --display-server --wayland from the console/vt1 (Ctrl+Alt+F1) seems to work. But from LightDM it does not work. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: gnome-session-wayland 3.20.2-1ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 12 18:06:13 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-26 (1020 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) SourcePackage: gnome-session UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wayland-session yakkety ** Also affects: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1632772 Title: GNOME on Wayland does not start from LightDM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1632772/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs