xfce 4 session manager does not save session
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xfce4-session (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I told the xfce4 session manager to save my session but it won't listen.
I went: Applications > Settings > Sessions and Start-up
and selected: Automatically save session on logout.
then restarted machine.
Result: blank desktop; session not saved
Expected result: desktop cluttered with the daily horror that is my work.
So I went: Applications > Settings > Sessions and Start-up
and selected: Automatically save session on logout + Prompt on logout + Display Chooser on logon.
then restarted machine.
Slightly Different Result This Time: session did not prompt on shutdown; chooser came up on start/logon, but it didn't have any saved sessions; system went to blank desktop; session not saved
Expected result: desktop cluttered with the daily horror that is my work.
So I followed forum advice and deleted everything in ~/.cache
Then I went: Applications > Settings > Sessions and Start-up
and selected: Automatically save session on logout + Prompt on logout + Display Chooser on logon.
then restarted machine.
Result: as before. Session not saved.
It does appear that the save session feature may not be working properly. I have taken to leaving my machine on over night when my work is too instense to put it away. This kills trees. It eats at my conscience and makes me dream of unhappy mulch creatures in the rain forest.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xfce4-session 4.10.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Aug 21 23:36:58 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-28 (266 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xfce4-session
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-14 (99 days ago)
Changed in xfce4-session (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → New |
From the command line could you please run:
apt-cache policy xfce4-session
After running that could you please post the output as a follow-up to this bug?