Confirmed on Hardy. bug present in /etc/gdm/Xsession, installed from package gdm-2.20.7.
Reason: $(ls $1) is used, which adds ansi color escape sequences Fix1: change "ls" to "/bin/ls" to ignore the bash/sh alias (in /etc/gdm/Xsession) Fix2: use run-parts with --list instead of defining a run_patch function (/etc/gdm/Xsession) Fix3: this a problem in gdm packages, maintained at gnome.org. The bug is probably gone since debian specific folder in gdm has been removed (gdm-2.22). So we will have to wait until gdm-2.22 or higher becomes available in Ubuntu, or ... until someone backports its to gdm-2.20 (which is IMHO unlikely). Patch attached anyway for anyone interested in a quick fix. ** Attachment added: "quick workaround for ls alias problem in gdm/Xsession" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18123035/Xsession.patch_ls_alias_runparts -- gnome-session fails when "alias ls='ls --color'" in .profile https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/48876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
