Public bug reported: Changes made to LightDM to fix bug #1583624 cause Unity 8 configuration to fail in its upstart job, which causes the symptom that XApps no longer launch. It may cause other problems as well.
The root of the problem is that the variable MIR_SOCKET is no longer present in the enviroment when Unity 8 is started. ** Affects: unity8 (Ubuntu) Importance: High Assignee: Stephen M. Webb (bregma) Status: In Progress ** Description changed: - Changes made to LightDM to fix #1583624 cause Unity 8 configuration to - fail in its upstart job, which causes the symptom that XApps no longer - launch. It may cause other problems as well. + Changes made to LightDM to fix bug #1583624 cause Unity 8 configuration + to fail in its upstart job, which causes the symptom that XApps no + longer launch. It may cause other problems as well. The root of the problem is that the variable MIR_SOCKET is no longer present in the enviroment when Unity 8 is started. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1596069 Title: recent LightDM changes stop XApps from launching in Unity 8 Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Changes made to LightDM to fix bug #1583624 cause Unity 8 configuration to fail in its upstart job, which causes the symptom that XApps no longer launch. It may cause other problems as well. The root of the problem is that the variable MIR_SOCKET is no longer present in the enviroment when Unity 8 is started. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+bug/1596069/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp