Ubuntu
gdm package

GDM welcome message

Bug #498431 reported by komputes
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

There is no way to display, change or customize a GDM welcome message. This feature was lost with the introduction of the new gdmsetup in karmic.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 19 01:39:14 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: gdm 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: gdm
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686

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komputes (komputes) wrote :
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

the option seems one which add clutter to the dialog and should not be added back

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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komputes (komputes) wrote :

Seb, this is very true. I never found the welcome message very useful. I was simply thinking of issues that may arise due to this change (backwards compatibility, issues with upstream etc.). If this feature is not wanted by our developers, why mark it as "Wishlist"? Can we confirm that a consensus has been made on this to ditch the idea/concept of a welcome message. Has this been documented anywhere (mailing list, changelogs etc.)?

Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

not sure if there is a consensus and what upstream decided, ubuntu didn't rewrite gdm but we are not adding that option back to the configurator...

summary: - [Karmic] GDM welcome message
+ GDM welcome message
Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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