Please also note that if you are launching gnome-shell manually and expect it to use Xorg then you may need:
gnome-shell --x11 That said, if you are launching gnome-shell manually then that also makes the original bug report somewhat invalid. You reported this bug as a problem with gdm or the login screen, and yet you are not doing things in any way that are compatible with that. I will clarify the situation by removing mention of "gdm". ** Summary changed: - groovy gnome-shell crashes so gdm is black screen with cursor + groovy gnome-shell crashes when launched manually ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893032 Title: groovy gnome-shell crashes when launched manually To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1893032/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs