hm.m. strike my lightdm comment above as I said that I saw it under Xephyr.
I just tested here on precise development system: { echo '#!/bin/sh'; echo "metacity &"; echo xterm; } > /tmp/go ; chmod 755 /tmp/go ; xinit /tmp/go -- $(which Xephyr) :8 $ dpkg-query --show metacity xserver-xephyr metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu4 xserver-xephyr 2:1.10.4-1ubuntu5 So it looks like "fix-released" to me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/794771 Title: metacity doesn't start, dies with "metacity:ERROR:ui/ui.c:754:meta_ui_get_default_window_icon: assertion failed: (default_icon)" Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: metacity strace attached ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: metacity 1:2.34.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic-pae 2.6.39 Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic-pae i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jun 9 00:31:46 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate i386 (20100928.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: metacity UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-04-20 (49 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/metacity/+bug/794771/+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