Did you perhaps use `sudo`? With graphical applications you need to use `gksudo`.
See this question and its answers: http://askubuntu.com/q/376426/31099 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1425952 Title: gedit Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When I edit a file using gedit it types : (gedit:22697): Gtk-WARNING **: Calling Inhibit failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files stuff which I do not understand ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Thu Feb 26 18:19:32 2015 DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.141+bdcom, 3.13.0-36-generic, i686: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.141+bdcom, 3.13.0-37-generic, i686: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.141+bdcom, 3.13.0-39-generic, i686: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.141+bdcom, 3.13.0-45-generic, i686: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1425] InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-12 (501 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 090c:37bc Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.) HP Webcam-101 Integrated Camera Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Presario CQ42 Notebook PC ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_IN:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=e35eaf31-3c82-458d-a8dd-f7ea723a7040 ro vesafb.invalid=1 nopat drm.debug=0xe plymouth:debug SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-09-05 (173 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.37 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1425 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 54.57 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.37:bd04/07/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPresarioCQ42NotebookPC:pvr059B130000002810010000000:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1425:rvr54.57:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Presario CQ42 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 059B130000002810010000000 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.59+git20150125.0c5aaeef-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.0~git20150127.5c83a0d2-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.0~git20150127.5c83a0d2-0ubuntu0ricotz~trusty version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.99+git20140806.fbf575cb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20150131.dac01d08-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11+git20141030.3fb97d78-0ubuntu0sarvatt~trusty2 xserver.bootTime: Wed Feb 25 18:54:45 2015 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: intel: Failed to load module "present" (module does not exist, 0) intel(0): sna_mode_check: invalid state found on pipe 0, disabling CRTC:3 intel(0): sna_mode_check: invalid state found on pipe 0, disabling CRTC:3 intel(0): sna_mode_check: invalid state found on pipe 0, disabling CRTC:3 xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 593 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1425952/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp