I've also encountered this on the latest ubuntu-unity iso: 54d180e57790c951ca736606ac9951e3ddf4c1773432ac4ed23f5c4da40acfac *noble-desktop-amd64.iso
when trying to do a fresh install in a VM, prior to opening the installer, I'm greeted with the attached screen. After clicking login, I get a black, blank screen momentarily, then I'm booted back to the attached screen. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2024-04-09 17-53-05.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/2060266/+attachment/5762889/+files/Screenshot%20from%202024-04-09%2017-53-05.png -- 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/2060266 Title: gnome-session.service [unity-session] uses deprecated --builtin parameter Status in gnome-session package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hi, `gnome-session.service` has the following: | [Service] | ExecStart=/bin/sh -exc '[ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" != "gnome-classic" ] || export | GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=classic; \ | export GNOME_SESSION_XDG_SESSION_PATH=${XDG_SESSION_PATH}; \ | [ "$DESKTOP_SESSION" = gnome-flashback-metacity ] && \ | exec gnome-session --builtin --session=$DESKTOP_SESSION --disable-acceleration-check || \ | exec gnome-session --builtin --session=$DESKTOP_SESSION' Unfortunately, the latest `gnome-session` no longer supports `--builtin`. This causes login failures, in particular for me, using Unity, I get logged back out from the unity greeter. | $ apt-cache policy gnome-session-bin | gnome-session-bin: | Installed: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | *** 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status | 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages | $ gnome-session --builtin | | ** (gnome-session-binary:5602): WARNING **: 15:35:22.156: Unknown option --builtin Removing `--builtin` from `/usr/lib/systemd/user/gnome- session.service` let's me log in. With that though, I was not able to input text in chromium (installed via the snap). Downgrading `gnome-session-bin`, `gnome-session-common`, and `unity- session` back to 45.0-1ubuntu1 restores things for me: | [hloeung@dharkan tmp]$ apt-cache policy gnome-session-bin | gnome-session-bin: | Installed: 45.0-1ubuntu1 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages | *** 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status | [hloeung@dharkan tmp]$ apt-cache policy gnome-session-common | gnome-session-common: | Installed: 45.0-1ubuntu1 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages | *** 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status | [hloeung@dharkan tmp]$ apt-cache policy unity-session | unity-session: | Installed: 45.0-1ubuntu1 | Candidate: 46.0-1ubuntu2 | Version table: | 46.0-1ubuntu2 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 Packages | *** 45.0-1ubuntu1 500 | 500 http://haw-test.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/universe amd64 Packages | 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/2060266/+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
