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unity-greeter package

unity-greeter_0.2.0-0ubuntu2 breaks desktop-selector

Bug #918657 reported by syscon-hh
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Unity Greeter
Fix Released
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unity-greeter (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
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Bug Description

After updating the package "unity-greeter"

> from version 0.1.1-0ubuntu1 -> to version 0.2.0-0ubuntu2

I can't select any other desktops - it starts with the former selected "unity 3D" only.

Available desktops are:

GNOME (3), TERMINAL (1), UNITY, UNITY-2D

Downgrading to the former package allowes to select all.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity-greeter 0.2.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-9.16-generic 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-9-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 19 13:33:33 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: unity-greeter
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-11 (8 days ago)

Related branches

lp:~mterry/unity-greeter/918657
Unity Greeter Development Team: Pending requested
Diff: 26 lines (+5/-4)
1 file modified
src/user-list.vala (+5/-4)
lp:ubuntu/precise/unity-greeter
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syscon-hh (syscon-kono) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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syscon-hh (syscon-kono) wrote :

Supplement:

This happens on a single-user-system only and if the option of "/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf"

> allow-guest=false

is set. If the "guest-account"" or an additional user is available, then by changing the user the "desktop-selector" will be shown!

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Sam_ (and-sam) wrote :

Possibly dupe bug 918734

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Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa) wrote :

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/918734

tags: added: iso-testing
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Christopher Kyle Horton (christhehorton) wrote :

Not sure if bug 919359 (which I just reported, after seeing the bug description here but not looking further down in the comments) could be considered a dupe. I have the hidden "desktop-selector" behavior described in comment #3, but contrary to how the bug description makes it sound, once it comes back I *can* select and log into any of my other desktops just fine. So, that last bit I can't reproduce.

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Péter Trombitás (trombipeti) wrote :

Yes, this happened with me too. I disabled guest session to try if I can somehow else get the icon back - clicking on it's place or something - but it doesn't work. So if you're the only user and you don't allow guest session you can only log into the default session.

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :

small note about the current behavior & the proposed fix, ( which does work fine here, cog shows on initial login
After choosing a session from the menu the cursor disappears from the password box.
Similar to what happened for a bit during, iirc, 11.10 dev

Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
Changed in unity-greeter:
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
Michael Terry (mterry)
Changed in unity-greeter:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package unity-greeter - 0.2.0-0ubuntu6

---------------
unity-greeter (0.2.0-0ubuntu6) precise; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/handle_missing_indicators.patch:
    - backported from trunk, handle missing indicators (lp: #921998)
  * debian/patches/working_session_selector.patch:
    - backported from trunk, make the session selector work (lp: #918657)

  [ Robert Ancell ]
  * debian/control:
    - Add recommends on indicator-session, indicator-datetime, indicator-power,
      indicator-sound (LP: #921998)
 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:59:57 +0100

Changed in unity-greeter (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
Changed in unity-greeter:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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jeremy-list (quick-dudley) wrote :

Fix is released where? No sign of it on my freshly updated ringtail.

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Alex_ander (ks-alexandr) wrote :

confirm this bag, can't select any session in the lightdm

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Markus Birth (mbirth) wrote :

I'm on Vivid Beta 1 now and still no gear icon.

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