** Description changed:
I have configured x-terminal-emulator to use /usr/bin/terminator:
- % sudo update-alternatives --display x-terminal-emulator
- x-terminal-emulator - manual mode
- link currently points to /usr/bin/terminator
+ % sudo update-alternatives --display x-terminal-emulator
+ x-terminal-emulator - manual mode
+ link currently points to /usr/bin/terminator
Pressing Ctrl-Alt-T has been interceped previously by Unity's Gnome
compatibility plugin (where I've configured it to start gnome-terminal directly
for Ctrl-Alt-T).
This broke somehow a few days ago, and I am getting a terminator instance now
instead, but it says "Root Terminal" in its title and uses the icon configured
in /usr/share/applications/gksu.desktop.
The new behavior appears to be caused by the "Launch Terminal" entry in
gnome-control-center / Keyboard / Custom Shortcuts, where "x-terminal-emulator"
was configured.
Disabling this entry makes the "Gnome Compatibility" setting stick.
The behavior is the same though: in both cases a "Root Terminal" window is
opened (without logging in root).
My wild guess is that somehow the gksu.desktop file might be considered
to be useful for "icon and name" when starting "x-terminal-emulator". It
does not use the "Exec" from the desktop file though.
The pstree output from a window like that looks as follows:
% pstree -ap | grep -B2 $$
- |-/usr/bin/x-term,18397 /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator
- | |-(/usr/bin/x-term,18406)
- | |-zsh,18407
- | | |-grep,19325 -B3 18407
+ |-/usr/bin/x-term,18397 /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator
+ | |-(/usr/bin/x-term,18406)
+ | |-zsh,18407
+ | | |-grep,19325 -B3 18407
+
+ The problem appears to be "just" the title and icon being wrong.
+ This is not the case when starting "terminator" directly, but also when
starting "x-terminal-emulator" directly via Alt-F2 or another terminal.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.10.0-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,decor,regex,put,imgpng,gnomecompat,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,move,unitymtgrabhandles,place,compiztoolbox,grid,resize,animation,session,workarounds,wall,expo,ezoom,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Sat Apr 21 18:05:22 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-16 (127 days ago)
** Description changed:
I have configured x-terminal-emulator to use /usr/bin/terminator:
% sudo update-alternatives --display x-terminal-emulator
x-terminal-emulator - manual mode
link currently points to /usr/bin/terminator
Pressing Ctrl-Alt-T has been interceped previously by Unity's Gnome
compatibility plugin (where I've configured it to start gnome-terminal directly
for Ctrl-Alt-T).
This broke somehow a few days ago, and I am getting a terminator instance now
instead, but it says "Root Terminal" in its title and uses the icon configured
in /usr/share/applications/gksu.desktop.
The new behavior appears to be caused by the "Launch Terminal" entry in
gnome-control-center / Keyboard / Custom Shortcuts, where "x-terminal-emulator"
was configured.
Disabling this entry makes the "Gnome Compatibility" setting stick.
The behavior is the same though: in both cases a "Root Terminal" window is
opened (without logging in root).
My wild guess is that somehow the gksu.desktop file might be considered
to be useful for "icon and name" when starting "x-terminal-emulator". It
does not use the "Exec" from the desktop file though.
The pstree output from a window like that looks as follows:
% pstree -ap | grep -B2 $$
|-/usr/bin/x-term,18397 /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator
| |-(/usr/bin/x-term,18406)
| |-zsh,18407
| | |-grep,19325 -B3 18407
The problem appears to be "just" the title and icon being wrong.
This is not the case when starting "terminator" directly, but also when
starting "x-terminal-emulator" directly via Alt-F2 or another terminal.
+ It does not appear to be specific to terminator; configuring xterm via
+ "sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator" results in a
+ "Root window", too.
+
+ Using gnome-terminal via x-terminal-emulator's alternative does not
+ cause this behavior though.
+
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.10.0-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,decor,regex,put,imgpng,gnomecompat,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,move,unitymtgrabhandles,place,compiztoolbox,grid,resize,animation,session,workarounds,wall,expo,ezoom,fade