On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 03:35:59PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:58:15 +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
>
> > With new gdm3 entering testing,
>
> gdm3 has been available in wheezy since time ago...
>
Yes. My bad, forgot to mention that the version was 3.0.
> Now is located at "/var/lib/AccountsService/users/your_username", I guess.
>
Thanks for the tip.
> > Frustrated, installed lightdm. It also has the same problem. Every time
> > I login, I have to select the de/wm. Any pointers for getting over this
> > problem?
>
> It works fine here. After I select a session type (gnome/fallback mode/
> whatever) it is remembembered for the next login.
>
It does not for me and hence the mail :-) Checked the above directory
and my session is correctly reflected there, but I still get logged in
to gnome.
* Knghtbrd crosses his toes
<Knghtbrd> (if I crossed my fingers it would be hard to type)
11-14-2011, 12:56 PM
Tom H
gdm3
On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:57:22 -0500, Tom H wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:58:15 +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> With new gdm3 entering testing,
>>>
>>> gdm3 has been available in wheezy since time ago...
>>
>> That's an unfortunate Debian-induced confusion.
>>
>> Squeeze has a GDM that's called "gdm3" and that's version 2.30.
>>
>> Since October (AFAIK), sid's had a GDM that's called gdm3 and that's
>> version 3.0.4. So it must've been dropped into wheezy more recently.
>
> Yep, but testing (wheezy) has been using gdm3 (3.x) as the default since
> long, long time ago. I suppose because gdm (2.x) is going to be dropped
> in a near future.
[2011-11-08] gdm3 3.0.4-4 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
...
[2011-09-24] gdm3 2.30.5-11 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
from
http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gdm3.html
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11-14-2011, 01:46 PM
Camaleón
gdm3
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:15:56 +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 03:35:59PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> > > Frustrated, installed lightdm. It also has the same problem.
> > > Every time I login, I have to select the de/wm. Any pointers for
> > > getting over this problem?
> >
> > It works fine here. After I select a session type (gnome/fallback
> > mode/ whatever) it is remembembered for the next login.
> >
> It does not for me and hence the mail :-) Checked the above directory
> and my session is correctly reflected there, but I still get logged in
> to gnome.
What's the content of your "/var/lib/AccountsService/users/your_username"
file? And what's the output of "ls -la /usr/share/xsessions"?
And what's the problem now, a) that you cannot select the session from
the dropdown menu because is not visible, b) that while you select your
session type you are logged into GNOME or c) that the last selected
session is not kept for the next login? :-)
Also, try to create a fresh new user and check if it works from there.
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11-14-2011, 02:12 PM
Camaleón
gdm3
On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:56:18 -0500, Tom H wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:57:22 -0500, Tom H wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:58:15 +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> With new gdm3 entering testing,
>>>>
>>>> gdm3 has been available in wheezy since time ago...
>>>
>>> That's an unfortunate Debian-induced confusion.
>>>
>>> Squeeze has a GDM that's called "gdm3" and that's version 2.30.
>>>
>>> Since October (AFAIK), sid's had a GDM that's called gdm3 and that's
>>> version 3.0.4. So it must've been dropped into wheezy more recently.
>>
>> Yep, but testing (wheezy) has been using gdm3 (3.x) as the default
>> since long, long time ago. I suppose because gdm (2.x) is going to be
>> dropped in a near future.
>
> [2011-11-08] gdm3 3.0.4-4 MIGRATED to testing (Britney) ...
> [2011-09-24] gdm3 2.30.5-11 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
>
> from
> http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gdm3.html
Ah! You're right :-O
I didn't notice we've been using the older version (2.30) all this time,
maybe because gdm3 3.0.4 and 2.30.5 share a very similar UI and
configuration options.
But now you mention... the recent update that pulled gnome-shell also
pulled this package. I remember I was asked by the updater routine if I
wanted to keep the old configuration files or updating to the new ones.
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11-14-2011, 04:30 PM
Tom H
gdm3
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:56:18 -0500, Tom H wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:57:22 -0500, Tom H wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:58:15 +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With new gdm3 entering testing,
>>>>>
>>>>> gdm3 has been available in wheezy since time ago...
>>>>
>>>> That's an unfortunate Debian-induced confusion.
>>>>
>>>> Squeeze has a GDM that's called "gdm3" and that's version 2.30.
>>>>
>>>> Since October (AFAIK), sid's had a GDM that's called gdm3 and that's
>>>> version 3.0.4. So it must've been dropped into wheezy more recently.
>>>
>>> Yep, but testing (wheezy) has been using gdm3 (3.x) as the default
>>> since long, long time ago. I suppose because gdm (2.x) is going to be
>>> dropped in a near future.
>>
>> [2011-11-08] gdm3 3.0.4-4 MIGRATED to testing (Britney) ...
>> [2011-09-24] gdm3 2.30.5-11 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
>>
>> from
>> http://packages.qa.debian.org/g/gdm3.html
>
> Ah! You're right :-O
>
> I didn't notice we've been using the older version (2.30) all this time,
> maybe because gdm3 3.0.4 and 2.30.5 share a very similar UI and
> configuration options.
Having gdm be renamed gdm3 when gdm moved from 2.20 to 2.30 wasn't
helpful in this context...
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11-17-2011, 01:05 AM
"Sridhar M.A."
gdm3
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 02:46:43PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>
Sorry for the delay in replying. The laptop was with my niece.
> What's the content of your "/var/lib/AccountsService/users/your_username"
[User]
Language=
XSession=openbox
> file? And what's the output of "ls -la /usr/share/xsessions"?
>
ls -la /usr/share/xsessions
total 56
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 6 18:37 ./
drwxr-xr-x 365 root root 12288 Nov 14 12:44 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6702 Oct 14 16:14 gnome.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6987 Oct 14 16:14 gnome-fallback.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 164 May 25 20:28 openbox.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 218 May 25 20:27 openbox-gnome.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 205 May 25 20:27 openbox-kde.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2824 Feb 9 2011 twm.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5808 Oct 25 02:20 xfce.desktop
> And what's the problem now, a) that you cannot select the session from
> the dropdown menu because is not visible, b) that while you select your
> session type you are logged into GNOME or c) that the last selected
> session is not kept for the next login? :-)
>
The answer is (c). My selection is not remembered and I have to do it
every time I login.
> Also, try to create a fresh new user and check if it works from there.
>
Deleted all ~/.* and tried with the same result.
I am looking for a honest man.
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11-17-2011, 02:31 PM
Camaleón
gdm3
On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:35:49 +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 02:46:43PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> >
> Sorry for the delay in replying. The laptop was with my niece.
>
> > What's the content of your
> > "/var/lib/AccountsService/users/your_username"
>
> [User]
> Language=
> XSession=openbox
(...)
This looks right, I mean, it is set to the last run session.
> > And what's the problem now, a) that you cannot select the session
> > from the dropdown menu because is not visible, b) that while you
> > select your session type you are logged into GNOME or c) that the
> > last selected session is not kept for the next login? :-)
> >
> The answer is (c). My selection is not remembered and I have to do it
> every time I login.
(...)
Ah, okay then. Let's search for any related bug... Mmm, there is one
quite similar:
***
After upgrade to gdm3 session selection defaults to "system default"
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=648220
***
Maybe you can add your comments there :-?
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11-18-2011, 01:48 AM
"Sridhar M.A."
gdm3
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 03:31:58PM +0000, Camaleón wrote:
>
> Ah, okay then. Let's search for any related bug... Mmm, there is one
> quite similar:
>
> ***
> After upgrade to gdm3 session selection defaults to "system default"
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=648220
> ***
>
> Maybe you can add your comments there :-?
>
Addes a "me too" to that report :-)
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