[Bug 289451] Re: gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink
the startup script does exactly what it was supposed to do; because there was no default session manager (broken symlink) it falls back to using the default window manager. The script can only test for the default session manager, and not every single one available. In your case the bug was when removing kde it didn't clean up after itself but you had to do it yourself. This is not a bug in xorg. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Won't Fix -- gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 289451] Re: gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 289451] Re: gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink
The bug still exists in Jaunty. The described test was about nonexistent /usr/bin/x-session-manager, but my bug report was about /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager being a dangling symlink. Reproduction: r...@macks-laptop:~# mv /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager-bak r...@macks-laptop:~# ln -s /nonexistent-path /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager r...@macks-laptop:~# ls -o /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 17 2009-03-25 16:28 /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager - /nonexistent-path [couldn't login to GNOME] r...@macks-laptop:~# mv /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager-bak /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager r...@macks-laptop:~# ls -o /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 22 2008-11-17 21:08 /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager - /usr/bin/gnome-session [login possible] ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Confirmed -- gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 289451] Re: gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink
Looks like it's working properly for me on Jaunty. r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# STARTUP= r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# source 50x11-common_determine-startup r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# echo $STARTUP x-session-manager r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# mv /usr/bin/x-session-manager /tmp r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# STARTUP= r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# source 50x11-common_determine-startup r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# echo $STARTUP x-window-manager r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# ls -l /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Feb 11 13:04 /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager - /usr/bin/metacity r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# mv /usr/bin/metacity /tmp r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# STARTUP= r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# source 50x11-common_determine-startup r...@salisbury:/etc/X11/Xsession.d# echo $STARTUP x-terminal-emulator If it still occurs for you on Jaunty, feel free to reopen with steps to reproduce the issue. ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 289451] Re: gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium Status: Incomplete = Triaged -- gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 289451] Re: gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink
** Summary changed: - [intrepid] gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink + gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink -- gnome-session not started if /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager is a dangling symlink https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289451 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
