** Summary changed: - On fresh install or fresh boot greeter always show "ubuntu" though selected session may be ubuntu-wayland + "Ubuntu" and "Ubuntu on Xorg" randomly start the same session (maybe Wayland maybe Xorg)
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1705157 Title: "Ubuntu" and "Ubuntu on Xorg" randomly start the same session (maybe Wayland maybe Xorg) Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gnome-session package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Test case: Do a fresh install of current image (july 19 here Boot up, check selected session at the greeter - it will say "ubuntu" Log in, ck. env., it will actually be ubuntu-wayland Ex. $ env | grep -i wayland DESKTOP_SESSION=ubuntu-wayland WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0 XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=ubuntu-wayland GDMSESSION=ubuntu-wayland Test 2: From above log out, switch session in greeter to wayland on ubuntu,, switch back to ubuntu, login. Now you'll be in an ubuntu session Test 3: log out from above ubuntu session, log into ubuntu-wayland session, reboot. At greeter notice it says "ubuntu" selected. Login, ck. session. You'll actually be in an ubuntu-wayland session ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: ubuntu-session 3.24.1-0ubuntu15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.11.0-10.15-generic 4.11.8 Uname: Linux 4.11.0-10-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.5-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Tue Jul 18 21:48:10 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-19 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170718) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-session UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1705157/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp