some apps do not restart at login

[sojourner]

on login some apps left running at logout do not restart, some do , for example screenlets restarts fusion-icon does not . Intrepid A2 fresh install from alternate 64bit cd updated to july 16 PM

[KLA Khan (klakhan)]

I can confirm the same. Using sessions to remember the running applications does not work. Have to start afresh all these applications.

I use Intrepid Ibex Alpha2 with all updates applied.

[DavidGN (davidgn)]

Confirmed with Compiz Fusion not remaining activated after reboot / restart / logoff / login.

[Niels Egberts (nielsegberts)]

I confirm too

[Jon Arnold (jonarnoldsemail)]

Confirmed for compiz.

[Niels Egberts (nielsegberts)]

I think this bug has been fixed in Alpha 4, can some people confirm?

Compiz fusion loads up automatically here and firefox starts if I have not closed it when I logged out the last time.

[Tommaso R. Donnarumma (tawmas)]

@Niels: I'm sorry, but it's still not working for me with the latest updates as of today (August 19, 2008).

[hexion (hexium)]

Bug still present with the updates on 29th August.
Trying to add a new line in the session manager doesn't work either (it even doesn't let me create a line for compiz)

[sojourner (itsmealso2)]

still here after updates to alpha5 september 10

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in gnome-session.

Also, this should be fixed with gnome-session version 2.23.92. Sojourner, what version is your gnome-session?

[sojourner (itsmealso2)]

my gnome-session is 2.23.92.-0ubuntu1 and atleast on my system (amd64) it is NOT fixed , my last update was late last night (september 10 ) .

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

I reported the issue upstream, you can track the status and make comments here: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=552387

[blakamin (blakamin)]

Still not fixed on Intrepid alpha 6 running gnome 2.24.0

[blakamin (blakamin)]

Still not fixed in Intrepid beta 1 on 2 seperate PCs

[tof233 (tof-c87)]

I also have this problem

[Davide Saurino (dsaurino)]

same bug for me, I have a full updated Ubuntu.

[blakamin (blakamin)]

Fresh install Intrepid RC amd64 still not fixed

[Spohl (bernfresse)]

Bug is still there for 2 PCs (amd64, i386), both updated.

[Davide Saurino (dsaurino)]

still no news for this bug?!?

[Spohl (bernfresse)]

Its also appears after a fresh install. So probably everybody is affected by this bug.

[Jeremy Nickurak (nickurak)]

Does the new session infrastructure even have the features of the old one? As far as I can tell, there's no obvious way to set the order in which the .desktop files get executed. (at least not one google's found for me yet)

[Spohl (bernfresse)]

Is there a workaround, I mean, can I do all my applications into autostart and tell any of them to start on a certain workspace?

[Gabriel B. Casella (gbc921)]

This bug affects me too!
But nothing returns when you logoff, just the applications that are added on the sessions. The button "Remember Currently Running Application" does nothing, and the check box "automatically remember running applications(...)" don't remeber nothing too.
On last Ubuntu (8.04) this used to work very good, until remembering the positions of the windows in the desktops

I'm using Ubuntu 8.10 i386.

[Andrew Whittaker (pub-logicone-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

As a temporary workaround I've downgraded gnome-session to 2.22.1.1-0ubuntu2 and gnome-panel to 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.1. I don't know if this has broken anything else but so far I haven't noticed any side effects (apart from the new shutdown menu options missing) and session saving is working as it was before I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10.

[Gabriel B. Casella (gbc921)]

I've tested what Andrew suggested but with less modifications: I only
downgraded the gnome-session, the gnome-panel is intact. Now the
gnome-session remeber what applications you have marked to save and where
desktop they were. I did this by removing the gnome-session and installing
the version that Andrew said (2.22.2-0ubuntu1.1). This '.deb' for download
is here http://www.mediafire.com/?gyfdyamlznc (uploaded by me).

Thanks for all help!

2008/12/29 Andrew Whittaker <email address hidden>

> As a temporary workaround I've downgraded gnome-session to
> 2.22.1.1-0ubuntu2 and gnome-panel to 2.22.2-0ubuntu1.1. I don't know if
> this has broken anything else but so far I haven't noticed any side
> effects (apart from the new shutdown menu options missing) and session
> saving is working as it was before I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10.
>
> --
> some apps do not restart at login
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249265
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in The GNOME 2 Session Manager: Confirmed
> Status in "gnome-session" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> on login some apps left running at logout do not restart, some do , for
> example screenlets restarts fusion-icon does not . Intrepid A2 fresh install
> from alternate 64bit cd updated to july 16 PM
>

--
Gabriel B. Casella(c)(R)

[Andrew Whittaker (pub-logicone-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

The reason I downgraded gnome-panel as well as gnome-session was that the shutdown options wouldn't work in the system menu. It could have been due to something else though so I think I might install 2.24 again and see what happens.

[Gabriel B. Casella (gbc921)]

Oh yes!!! I checked it now, when I saw your email, and the options to "Shut
Down..." or "Log Out user..." doesn't work! Hahaha
But how the newest gnome-panel (2.24) has, in the right, the button to do
this things in one click I don't matter about it. Another thing that I not
tested yet is the option "Automatically remember running applications when
logging out" if is working, but probably is...

Thanks for helping!

2009/1/4 Andrew Whittaker <email address hidden>

> The reason I downgraded gnome-panel as well as gnome-session was that
> the shutdown options wouldn't work in the system menu. It could have
> been due to something else though so I think I might install 2.24 again
> and see what happens.
>
> --
> some apps do not restart at login
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249265
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in The GNOME 2 Session Manager: Confirmed
> Status in "gnome-session" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> on login some apps left running at logout do not restart, some do , for
> example screenlets restarts fusion-icon does not . Intrepid A2 fresh install
> from alternate 64bit cd updated to july 16 PM
>

--
Gabriel B. Casella(c)(R)

[Rocketero (rocketero2006)]

January 22nd, 2009
I report I have this bug problem also. I am using gnome-session version 2.24.1 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid, on mad64-bit

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

there is some work on this for jaunty, see bug #249373

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue is fixed in jaunty