Further details: with gnome-panel, login with the session (it will fail), then switch to a virtual console (that is, hit Ctrl+Alt+F1). Login, and cat .xsession-errors. It will contain a single line:
gnome-session [PID]: WARNING: Unable to find required component 'gnome- panel' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/989405 Title: GNOME with Xmonad session requires gnome-panel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xmonad/+bug/989405/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
