Public bug reported: After upgrading from 21.04 to 21.10, my /etc/X11/Xresources/ directory no longer loads on login.
Looking at the sources, I think this can be traced to: - Switching from a custom Xsession file to the upstream Xsession file in 3.38.0-1ubuntu1, combined with - An oversight in `debian/patches/ubuntu/xresources_is_a_dir.patch` Looking at [that patch](https://salsa.debian.org/gnome- team/gdm/-/blob/ubuntu/master/debian/patches/ubuntu/xresources_is_a_dir.patch), it has: ```diff --- a/data/Xsession.in +++ b/data/Xsession.in @@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ fi if [ -f "$sysresources" ]; then xrdb -nocpp -merge "$sysresources" +elif [ -d "$sysresources" ]; then + # directory of Xresources files on Debian/Ubuntu + for i in `ls "$sysresources"` ; do + if [ -r "$sysresources/$i" -a -f "$sysresources/$i" ] && expr "$i" : '^[[:alnum:]_-]\+$' > /dev/null; then + xrdb -nocpp -merge "$sysresources/$i" + fi + done fi if [ -f "$userresources" ]; then ``` However, looking a few lines further up in [the original Xsession.in file](https://salsa.debian.org/gnome- team/gdm/-/blob/ubuntu/master/data/Xsession.in#L97), I see: ```sh if [ -f /etc/X11/Xresources ]; then sysresources=/etc/X11/Xresources else sysresources=/usr/etc/X11/Xresources fi ``` In other words, if `/etc/X11/Xresources` is a directory, the `sysresources` variable is never set correctly, so the patch should also modify this part of the script. I have observed this broken behavior on version 41~rc-0ubuntu2, but looking at the ubuntu/master branch (as linked above), it still seems broken there. I'm currently testing this patch: ```diff --- Xsession.orig 2021-12-27 22:05:09.038863375 +0100 +++ Xsession 2021-12-27 22:05:33.143057433 +0100 @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ usermodmap="$HOME/.Xmodmap" userxkbmap="$HOME/.Xkbmap" -if [ -f /etc/X11/Xresources ]; then +if [ -e /etc/X11/Xresources ]; then sysresources=/etc/X11/Xresources else sysresources=/usr/etc/X11/Xresources ``` I don't know if it works yet, since I need to log out for that, and close my browser, so need to submit this report first ;-) ``` $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 21.10 Release: 21.10 $ apt-cache policy gdm3 gdm3: Installed: 41~rc-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 41~rc-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 41~rc-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu impish/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ``` ** Affects: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955850 Title: /etc/X11/Xresources no longer loaded, error in patch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1955850/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
