I can't seem to find "focusli" in the Ubuntu archive so assume you installed it manually.
Glad to hear your figured it out, but that would make the bug invalid for Ubuntu tasks at least. ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1716503 Title: gnome-shell --wayland works only when --mode=initial-setup Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Package: gnome-shell Version: 3.25.91-0ubuntu4 marcogh@fate:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Artful Aardvark (development branch) Release: 17.10 Since a couple of version of gnome-shell, --wayland doesn't work anymore. When launching from console with: gnome-shell --wayland --display-server --mode=classic the screen remains black, the cursor appears in the middle, and nothing else. killing gnome-shell from remote ssh brings the console back, with no error. Curiously, it works (and it's wayland) when i add --mode=initial-setup The Xorg version works fine. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1716503/+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