Public bug reported:
The session title "Ubuntu on Wayland" is misleading.
Gnome Shell is not running "on Wayland" at all. If you choose that
option then mutter is running on the "eglnative" backend instead of the
X11 backend.
I'm not suggesting we call the session "Ubuntu on eglnative", as that
would make it more confusing. But I wonder if we can find a session
title that avoids implying the impossible situation that the shell runs
"on Wayland". Because the current title makes many people think that's
what's happening.
Actually, Wayland doesn't come into the picture at all until you start
an app. Only then is "Wayland" used at all as the protocol between the
app and the shell, sometimes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-session 3.27.91-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 7 09:59:25 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-12 (84 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20171211)
SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Importance: Low
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic
** Attachment removed: "JournalErrors.txt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1753873/+attachment/5071182/+files/JournalErrors.txt
** Attachment removed: "ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1753873/+attachment/5071183/+files/ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt
** Attachment removed: "ProcEnviron.txt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1753873/+attachment/5071184/+files/ProcEnviron.txt
** Attachment removed: "Dependencies.txt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1753873/+attachment/5071181/+files/Dependencies.txt
** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Description changed:
The session title "Ubuntu on Wayland" is misleading.
Gnome Shell is not running "on Wayland" at all. If you choose that
option then mutter is running on the "eglnative" backend instead of the
X11 backend.
I'm not suggesting we call the session "Ubuntu on eglnative", as that
would make it more confusing. But I wonder if we can find a session
title that avoids implying the impossible situation that the shell runs
"on Wayland". Because the current title makes many people think that's
what's happening.
Actually, Wayland doesn't come into the picture at all until you start
an app. Only then is "Wayland" used at all as the protocol between the
- app and the shell.
+ app and the shell, sometimes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-session 3.27.91-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 7 09:59:25 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-12 (84 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20171211)
SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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