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  1. Bug #1697229
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Comment 0 for bug 1697229

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Francewhoa (francewhoa) wrote :

Summary:
Lock then unlock GNOME session result in all GNOME extensions to be deactivated. Intermittent bug.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install fresh Debian 8.8 Jessie

2. Using https://extensions.gnome.org install and active all the following extensions:
• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/310/alt-tab-workspace/
<email address hidden> (version 10.0)

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/484/workspace-grid/
<email address hidden> (version 18.0)

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/495/topicons/
<email address hidden>@gmail.com (version 29.0)

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/672/disable-screen-shield/
<email address hidden> (version 7.0)

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/425/project-hamster-extension/
<email address hidden> (version 26.0)

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1082/cpufreq/
cpufreq@konkor (version 12.0)

3. Lock GNOME session

4. Unlock GNOME session. Notice that all extensions are now deactivated :( Expected result is that they should remaining activated per their configuration.

5. Using "Tweak Tool"/"gnome-tweak-tool" re-activate all those extensions. Restart GNOME by pressing "ALT-F2" keys, type "r", press "Enter" key. The extensions are now working.

6. Lock GNOME session again

7. Unlock GNOME session again. Issue is reproduced again. All extensions are deactivated. This bug is intermittent though. It depends on various factors, including but not limited:
• Which extensions are activated
• Your personal configuration with "gnome-tweak-tool" and "gnome-session" packages

8. This issue can also be reproduce with rebooting, instead of lock and unlock the session. Same steps to reproduce as above. But simply reboot.

Using
• Base system: Debian 8.8 Jessie, 64-bit
• Gnome: 3.14.1
• gnome-tweak-tool: 3.14.2-2
• gnome-session: 3.14.0-2
• gnome-session-bin: 3.14.0-2
• gnome-session-common: 3.14.0-2
• Kernel: 4.9.0-0.bpo.3-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.25-1~bpo8+1 (2017-05-19) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Notes:
This bug was fixed in the package gnome-session - 3.9.90-0ubuntu16.1 with that ticket at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/1385572
That ticket is closed, but this bug is back. Maybe a regression? Anyhow I'm reopening this bug with this new ticket.

Here is another related ticket which includes some temporary fixes, such as:
# 12 at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1236749/comments/12
# 57 at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1236749/comments/57