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Package: gnome-shell
Version: 3.8.4-7
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
I upgraded my debian sid with a classic aptitude upgrade, and
gnome-shell since
fails to start.
Nothing is effective, I tried reinstalling, deleting and replacing
config files.
Remove extensions packages/files doesn't work neither.
The '~/.xsession-errors' file and the 'gnome-shell --replace' command say :
(gnome-shell:10366): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_strsplit: assertion 'string !=
NULL' failed
(gnome-shell:10366): Clutter-CRITICAL **: Unable to initialize Clutter:
The OpenGL version could not be determined
Erreur du gestionnaire de fenêtres : Unable to initialize Clutter.
Regards,
RAPHAEL
PS : I use the experimental repo just for iceweasel.
I never used it otherwise.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 3.13-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.18.0-1
ii evolution-data-server 3.8.5-3+b2
ii gdm3 3.8.4-6
ii gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 0.6.37-1
ii gir1.2-caribou-1.0 0.4.12-1+b1
ii gir1.2-clutter-1.0 1.18.0-2
ii gir1.2-freedesktop 1.40.0-2
ii gir1.2-gcr-3 3.12.0-1
ii gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 3.6.0-1
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.40.0-2
ii gir1.2-gmenu-3.0 3.8.0-2
ii gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 3.8.1-2
ii gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 3.8.4-2
ii gir1.2-gtk-3.0 3.12.0-3
ii gir1.2-ibus-1.0 1.5.5-1
ii gir1.2-mutter-3.0 3.8.4-3
ii gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 0.9.8.8-5
ii gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 0.9.8.8-4
ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.36.3-1
ii gir1.2-polkit-1.0 0.105-4
ii gir1.2-soup-2.4 2.46.0-2
ii gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 0.24.0-1
ii gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 0.8.0-3
ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 0.9.23-2+b2
ii gjs 1.36.1-2
ii gnome-bluetooth 3.8.1-2
ii gnome-icon-theme-symbolic 3.12.0-1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.8.5-2
ii gnome-shell-common 3.8.4-7
ii gnome-themes-standard 3.10.0-2
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.8.2-2
ii libatk-bridge2.0-0 2.10.2-2
ii libatk1.0-0 2.12.0-1
ii libc6 2.18-4
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.12.16-2
ii libcairo2 1.12.16-2
ii libcamel-1.2-43 3.8.5-3+b2
ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-2
ii libcanberra0 0.30-2
ii libclutter-1.0-0 1.18.0-2
ii libcogl-pango20 1.18.0-2
ii libcogl-path20 1.18.0-2
ii libcogl20 1.18.0-2
ii libcroco3 0.6.8-2
ii libdbus-1-3 1.8.0-3
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.102-1
ii libdrm2 2.4.52-1
ii libecal-1.2-15 3.8.5-3+b2
ii libedataserver-1.2-17 3.8.5-3+b2
ii libegl1-mesa [libegl1-x11] 10.1.0-5
ii libgbm1 10.1.0-5
ii libgck-1-0 3.12.0-1
ii libgcr-base-3-1 3.12.0-1
ii libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.30.6-1
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 1.40.0-2
ii libgjs0c [libgjs0-libmozjs185-1.0] 1.36.1-2
ii libglib2.0-0 2.40.0-2
ii libgnome-menu-3-0 3.8.0-2
ii libgstreamer1.0-0 1.2.3-1
ii libgtk-3-0 3.12.0-3
ii libical1 1.0-1
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.0.0-1
ii libmozjs185-1.0 1.8.5-1.0.0+dfsg-4+b1
ii libmutter0b 3.8.4-3
ii libnm-glib4 0.9.8.8-5
ii libnm-gtk0 0.9.8.8-4
ii libnm-util2 0.9.8.8-5
ii libnspr4 2:4.10.4-1
ii libnss3 2:3.16-1
ii libp11-kit0 0.20.2-4
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.36.3-1
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.36.3-1
ii libpolkit-agent-1-0 0.105-4
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.105-4
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 5.0-1
ii libpulse0 5.0-1
ii libsecret-1-0 0.18-1
ii libsoup2.4-1 2.46.0-2
ii libsqlite3-0 3.8.4.1-1
ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-3
ii libtelepathy-glib0 0.24.0-1
ii libwayland-client0 1.4.0-1
ii libwayland-cursor0 1.4.0-1
ii libwayland-egl1-mesa [libwayland-egl1] 10.1.0-5
ii libwayland-server0 1.4.0-1
ii libx11-6 2:1.6.2-1
ii libxcomposite1 1:0.4.4-1
ii libxdamage1 1:1.1.4-1
ii libxext6 2:1.3.2-1
ii libxfixes3 1:5.0.1-1
ii libxi6 2:1.7.2-1
ii libxkbcommon0 0.4.0-1
ii libxml2 2.9.1+dfsg1-3
ii libxrandr2 2:1.4.2-1
ii python 2.7.5-5
ii telepathy-mission-control-5 1:5.16.1-1
Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii gkbd-capplet 3.6.0-1
ii gnome-contacts 3.8.3-1+b1
ii gnome-control-center 1:3.8.3-5
ii gnome-user-guide 3.8.2-1
ii unzip 6.0-11
gnome-shell suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.
Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha
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