On 5/24/21 1:50 PM, tomdean wrote:
> Public bug reported:
> 
> I installed twm using apt on Ubuntu 20.04.2.
> At login, I select twm.  After entering password, screen blinks and retures 
> to password.
> This is just after May 24 13:35 in syslog.
> 
> May 24 13:36:25 meerkat /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[114156]: twm:
> unable to open fontset "-adobe-helvetica-
> bold-r-normal--*-75-*-*-*-*-*-*"
> 
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: twm 1:1.0.10-1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
> Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
> CurrentDesktop: GNOME
> Date: Mon May 24 13:43:51 2021
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-05-22 (2 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 
> (20210209.1)
> ProcEnviron:
>   TERM=xterm-256color
>   PATH=(custom, no user)
>   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: twm
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> 
> ** Affects: twm (Ubuntu)
>       Importance: Undecided
>           Status: New
> 
> 
> ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
> 

I have two systems running Ubutu 20.04.  Twm runs on one but not the
other.

On the system that fails to start twm, login is graphical.
 > uname -a
Linux meerkat 5.4.0-73-generic #82-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 14 17:39:42 UTC 
2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 > cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/";
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/";
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/";
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy";
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

On the system that runs twm login is console, followed with startx.

 > uname -a
Linux p9x79 5.4.0-73-generic #82-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 14 17:39:42 UTC 2021 
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 > cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.2 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/";
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/";
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/";
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy";
VERSION_CODENAME=focal

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