Nux

[SRU] unity_support_test needs to check for XComposite support

Bug #783572 reported by Sam Spilsbury
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Nux
Triaged
Medium
Sam Spilsbury
Unity
Triaged
Undecided
Unassigned
Unity Foundations
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned
nux (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Undecided
Sam Spilsbury
Nominated for Natty by Bilal Akhtar
unity (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned
Nominated for Natty by Bilal Akhtar

Bug Description

This is a request to push an SRU change.

== PROBLEM ==

User can disable the X Composite extensions in their Xorg.conf, upon logging in, compiz will fail to start and they will be left with a blank desktop

== PATCH ==

Check for XComposite extension. See https://code.launchpad.net/~unity-team/nux/nux.xcomposite_check

== TEST PLAN ==

Install the binary, add

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection

to your xorg.conf. Restart your session and you should find yourself in unity-2d or gnome classic. Running the test should also return 1.

Tags: unity sru
Changed in nux:
status: New → Triaged
Changed in unity:
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in nux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
affects: unity → unity-foundations
Changed in nux (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Sam Spilsbury (smspillaz)
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in unity:
status: New → Triaged
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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