gnome-session: does not restore session - could be "upgrade bug"

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:49:05 -0800
Teunis Peters <teunis at wintersgift.com> wrote:

> Package: gnome-session
> Version: 2.24.1-0ubuntu1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> 
> 
> I have reported this before but have not yet seen any responses that
> worked.   I'm not sure how to diagnose it - gnome-session is a little
> odd from what I'm used to.
> 
> gnome-session while it seems to save session data, does not restore
> it.
> 
> This COULD be an upgrade issue - as for me it hasn't worked for a long
> time.   Suggestions very much welcome.
> 
> gnome-session has never worked for me on several systems using ubuntu
> intrepid.   Worked perfectly on older ubuntu.
> I miss having my software re-open automatically (especially the 9+ 
> gnome-terminals that I
> leave open on current working code directories).
> .. I'm not even sure how to verify that it saves the session.   I've
> seen no error reported, even saving session manually.
> It could even be a permissions problem - but I doubt it.
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>   APT prefers intrepid-updates
>   APT policy: (500, 'intrepid-updates'), (500, 'intrepid-security'), 
> (500, 'intrepid'), (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-6-generic (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> 
> Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
> ii  dbus-x11           1.2.4-0ubuntu1        simple interprocess 
> messaging syst
> ii  gconf2             2.24.0-0ubuntu1       GNOME configuration 
> database syste
> ii  gnome-control-cent 1:2.24.0.1-0ubuntu7.1 utilities to configure
> the GNOME d
> ii  gnome-settings-dae 2.24.0-0ubuntu3       GNOME settings daemon
> ii  libc6              2.8~20080505-0ubuntu7 GNU C Library: Shared
> libraries ii  libdbus-1-3        1.2.4-0ubuntu1        simple
> interprocess messaging syst
> ii  libdbus-glib-1-2   0.76-1                simple interprocess 
> messaging syst
> ii  libgconf2-4        2.24.0-0ubuntu1       GNOME configuration 
> database syste
> ii  libglade2-0        1:2.6.3-0ubuntu1      library to load .glade 
> files at ru
> ii  libglib2.0-0       2.18.2-0ubuntu2       The GLib library of C
> routines ii  libgnome-keyring0  2.24.1-0ubuntu1       GObject
> bindings for PKCS#11 ii  libgnome2-0        2.24.1-0ubuntu4       The
> GNOME 2 library - runtime file
> ii  libgnomeui-0       2.24.0-0ubuntu1       The GNOME 2 libraries
> (User Interf
> ii  libgtk2.0-0        2.14.4-0ubuntu1       The GTK+ graphical user 
> interface
> ii  libice6            2:1.0.4-1             X11 Inter-Client
> Exchange library
> ii  libpango1.0-0      1.22.2-0ubuntu1       Layout and rendering of 
> internatio
> ii  libpolkit-gnome0   0.9-1ubuntu1          PolicyKit-gnome library
> ii  libpolkit2         0.9-1ubuntu3          library for accessing
> PolicyKit ii  libsm6             2:1.0.3-2             X11 Session
> Management library ii  libstartup-notific 0.9-1
> library for program launch feedbac
> ii  libx11-6           2:1.1.5-2ubuntu1      X11 client-side library
> ii  libxau6            1:1.0.3-3             X11 authorisation library
> ii  libxrender1        1:0.9.4-2             X Rendering Extension 
> client libra
> 
> Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
> ii  gnome-panel          1:2.24.1-0ubuntu2.1 launcher and docking 
> facility for
> ii  metacity             1:2.24.0-0ubuntu1   A lightweight GTK2 based 
> Window Ma
> ii  nautilus             1:2.24.1-0ubuntu1   file manager and
> graphical shell f
> ii  sawfish              1:1.3.3-1           a window manager for X11
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 

Can you file this on launchpad? I know the system sent it to the users
mailing list, but it never gets worked if it stays here. 

The right place to file bug reports is:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

That will give the developers a chance to see if they can fix it.

Thanks.

-- 
Charlie Kravetz 
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