Public bug reported:
Jammy Jellyfish 22.04.1 LTS and others. There have been numerous bug
reports and failed fixes for this over several years and releases.
There are a couple of problems in /etc/X11/Xsessions where it fails to
handle options, causing bogus error messages and, doubtless, many
errors.
The first bug is that the entire options file, including comments, is
read into a variable.
Where the variable "OPTIONS" is assigned;
Replacing "cat" with "grep" strips out comments and blank lines;
$ diff Xsession Xsession.orig
65c65
< grep -v "^\s*\#\|^\s*$" "$OPTIONFILE"
---
> cat "$OPTIONFILE"
The second problem is that checking for a non-existent directory inside
a command substitution does not work. It just appends garbage onto the
output string.
That is probably a bug in BASH, but I defer to your opinion there.
The immediate work around is to create an empty directory so that the
test does not fail. Better still, force the creation of the directory
and remove the test.
eg. change this;
OPTIONS="$(
if [ -r "$OPTIONFILE" ]; then
cat "$OPTIONFILE"
fi
if [ -d /etc/X11/Xsession.options.d ]; then
run-parts --list --regex '\.conf$' /etc/X11/Xsession.options.d | xargs -d
'\n' cat
fi
)"
to this;
OPTIONSDIR=/etc/X11/Xsession.options.d
mkdir --parents ${OPTIONSDIR}
OPTIONS="$(
if [ -r "$OPTIONFILE" ]; then
grep -v "^\s*\#\|^\s*$" "$OPTIONFILE"
fi
run-parts --list --regex '\.conf$' /etc/X11/Xsession.options.d | xargs -d
'\n' cat
)"
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-52.58-generic 5.15.60
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-52-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Oct 31 16:33:14 2022
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox/6.1.38, 5.15.0-362206031516-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox/6.1.38, 5.15.0-52-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series /
Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd] (rev c8) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega
Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-20 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220809.1)
MachineType: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7B89
ProcKernelCmdLine: ro root=PARTUUID=1c70e394-574c-46cc-a65e-a402f0e077d4
fbcon=rotate:2 initrd=\initrd.img
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/01/2021
dmi.bios.release: 5.17
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
dmi.bios.version: 2.C0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)
dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInternational,LLC.:bvr2.C0:bd02/01/2021:br5.17:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnMS-7B89:pvr1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnB450MMORTARMAX(MS-7B89):rvr1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr1.0:skuTobefilledbyO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: MS-7B89
dmi.product.sku: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+22.04.20220820-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.110-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 22.0.5-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 22.0.5-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy ubuntu
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1995236
Title:
Xsessions has_option code error with fix
Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Jammy Jellyfish 22.04.1 LTS and others. There have been numerous bug
reports and failed fixes for this over several years and releases.
There are a couple of problems in /etc/X11/Xsessions where it fails to
handle options, causing bogus error messages and, doubtless, many
errors.
The first bug is that the entire options file, including comments, is
read into a variable.
Where the variable "OPTIONS" is assigned;
Replacing "cat" with "grep" strips out comments and blank lines;
$ diff Xsession Xsession.orig
65c65
< grep -v "^\s*\#\|^\s*$" "$OPTIONFILE"
---
> cat "$OPTIONFILE"
The second problem is that checking for a non-existent directory
inside a command substitution does not work. It just appends garbage
onto the output string.
That is probably a bug in BASH, but I defer to your opinion there.
The immediate work around is to create an empty directory so that the
test does not fail. Better still, force the creation of the directory
and remove the test.
eg. change this;
OPTIONS="$(
if [ -r "$OPTIONFILE" ]; then
cat "$OPTIONFILE"
fi
if [ -d /etc/X11/Xsession.options.d ]; then
run-parts --list --regex '\.conf$' /etc/X11/Xsession.options.d | xargs -d
'\n' cat
fi
)"
to this;
OPTIONSDIR=/etc/X11/Xsession.options.d
mkdir --parents ${OPTIONSDIR}
OPTIONS="$(
if [ -r "$OPTIONFILE" ]; then
grep -v "^\s*\#\|^\s*$" "$OPTIONFILE"
fi
run-parts --list --regex '\.conf$' /etc/X11/Xsession.options.d | xargs -d
'\n' cat
)"
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-52.58-generic 5.15.60
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-52-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Oct 31 16:33:14 2022
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox/6.1.38, 5.15.0-362206031516-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox/6.1.38, 5.15.0-52-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series /
Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd] (rev c8) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega
Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] [1002:15dd]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-20 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220809.1)
MachineType: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7B89
ProcKernelCmdLine: ro root=PARTUUID=1c70e394-574c-46cc-a65e-a402f0e077d4
fbcon=rotate:2 initrd=\initrd.img
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/01/2021
dmi.bios.release: 5.17
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
dmi.bios.version: 2.C0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: B450M MORTAR MAX (MS-7B89)
dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInternational,LLC.:bvr2.C0:bd02/01/2021:br5.17:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnMS-7B89:pvr1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnB450MMORTARMAX(MS-7B89):rvr1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr1.0:skuTobefilledbyO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: MS-7B89
dmi.product.sku: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+22.04.20220820-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.110-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 22.0.5-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 22.0.5-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.17-2build1
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