Should depend on gnome-session

Bug #1284417 reported by Doug McMahon
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Ubuntu GNOME
Fix Released
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gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Trusty
Fix Released
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Utopic
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Bug Description

[Impact]
Installing 'gnome-shell' fails to install 'gnome-session' so no GNOME session is offered at login which could lead a user to install unneeded packages such as the metapackage 'gnome' in search of a solution.

[Test Case]
Install and update Ubuntu Trusty, then install the package 'gnome-shell'. Log out and you'll find that no GNOME session is available for login. Install 'gnome-session', log out again and you'll then find that GNOME is available as a login option.

[Regression Potential]
None, gnome-session provides the session files for a
gnome-shell session, therefore it must be installed to use gnome-shell.
This dep was just missied up until now, since the ubuntu-gnome meta
package pulls it in anyway.

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It appears that gnome-session is no longer on default install. In that case if a user installs gnome-shell they'll not get a log in for it.
(may also need dep on gnome-control-center??

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gnome-session (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-12.32-generic 3.13.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Feb 24 21:55:01 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-22 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140222)SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :
description: updated
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

I guess you wanted to report that bug against gnome-shell? It doesn't make sense for gnome-session to depends on itself right? ;-)

affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu) → gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Tim Lunn (darkxst)
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Committed
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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :

Yeah, sorry about that, was thinking gnome-shell but typing gnome-session...

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell - 3.10.4-0ubuntu3

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gnome-shell (3.10.4-0ubuntu3) trusty; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/git_shell_global_fix_scale_factor.patch: git patch
    to fix invalid scale_factor setting breaking the live sessions.
    (LP: #1284496)
 -- Tim Lunn <email address hidden> Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:01:32 +1100

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :

Clearly not fixed, what does debian/patches/git_shell_global_fix_scale_factor.patch: git patch have to do with this??

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Released → New
status: New → Confirmed
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Tim Lunn (darkxst) wrote :

It was fixed in:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/167529933/gnome-shell_3.10.4-0ubuntu1_3.10.4-0ubuntu2.diff.gz

However I don't know why launchpad janitor provided the incorrect changelog in this bug

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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :

Tim -
gs has a build depend on gnome-session but not an install depend so it's not installed when users install gs in a Ubuntu 14.04 install
(granted those wanting to use gs would be better off using Ubuntu-Gnome but still..

Ex. on new 14.04 release install -
Commit Log for Fri May 2 11:06:41 2014

Installed the following packages:
gdm (3.10.0.1-0ubuntu3)
gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 (0.6.35-0ubuntu7)
gir1.2-caribou-1.0 (0.4.13-0ubuntu1)
gir1.2-clutter-1.0 (1.16.4-0ubuntu2)
gir1.2-cogl-1.0 (1.16.2-1)
gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 (1.16.2-1)
gir1.2-gck-1 (3.10.1-1)
gir1.2-gcr-3 (3.10.1-1)
gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 (3.10.1-0ubuntu1)
gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (3.10.0.1-0ubuntu3)
gir1.2-gkbd-3.0 (3.6.0-0ubuntu2)
gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 (3.8.4-0ubuntu3)
gir1.2-json-1.0 (0.16.2-1ubuntu1)
gir1.2-mutter-3.0 (3.10.4-0ubuntu2)
gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0 (0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4)
gir1.2-polkit-1.0 (0.105-4ubuntu2)
gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 (0.22.1-1ubuntu2)
gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 (0.8.0-3)
gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 (0.9.23-2ubuntu1)
gir1.2-xkl-1.0 (5.4-0ubuntu1)
gjs (1.39.91-0ubuntu1)
gnome-control-center (1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56)
gnome-control-center-data (1:3.6.3-0ubuntu56)
gnome-icon-theme-full (3.10.0-0ubuntu2)
gnome-settings-daemon (3.8.6.1-0ubuntu11)
gnome-shell (3.10.4-0ubuntu5)
gnome-shell-common (3.10.4-0ubuntu5)
gnome-themes-standard (3.10.0-1ubuntu2)
gnome-themes-standard-data (3.10.0-1ubuntu2)
gtk2-engines-pixbuf (2.24.23-0ubuntu1)
libcaribou-common (0.4.13-0ubuntu1)
libcaribou0 (0.4.13-0ubuntu1)
libgdm1 (3.10.0.1-0ubuntu3)
libgjs0e (1.39.91-0ubuntu1)
libgoa-backend-1.0-1 (3.10.3-0ubuntu1)
libmozjs-24-0 (24.2.0-1)
libmutter0c (3.10.4-0ubuntu2)
libxcb-xf86dri0 (1.10-2ubuntu1)
mutter-common (3.10.4-0ubuntu2)
xserver-xephyr (2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2)

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Doug McMahon (mc3man) wrote :

removing gnome-session from Build-Depends: & adding to gnome-shell's package Depends: seems to work out better

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Tim Lunn (darkxst) wrote :

Doug, uploaded fix to Utopic, can you add the SRU paperwork to the OP and then I will upload it too trusty-proposed also! thanks ;)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell - 3.10.4-0ubuntu8

---------------
gnome-shell (3.10.4-0ubuntu8) utopic; urgency=medium

  * debian/control.in: Depend on gnome-session (rather than build-depend)
    (LP: #1284417)
 -- Tim Lunn <email address hidden> Sat, 03 May 2014 21:09:48 +1000

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Utopic):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Confirmed
Tim Lunn (darkxst)
Changed in ubuntu-gnome:
milestone: none → trusty.1
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Erick Brunzell (lbsolost) wrote :

Doug, I typed up a proposed change to the bug description so Tim can get this uploaded to trusty-proposed. Would you please have a look and if you approve either paste it into the top of your bug description or give me permission to do so.

Thanks in advance.

Tim Lunn (darkxst)
Changed in ubuntu-gnome:
status: New → Triaged
Tim Lunn (darkxst)
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Tim Lunn (darkxst)
description: updated
Changed in ubuntu-gnome:
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Chris J Arges (arges) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Doug, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-shell into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
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M.Hanny Sabbagh (hannysabbagh) wrote :

Hello.

I have just tested the fix and it works here on Ubuntu 14.04 after enabling the proposed repository.
gnome-shell version: 3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2.

Thanks.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell - 3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2

---------------
gnome-shell (3.10.4-0ubuntu5.2) trusty; urgency=medium

  * debian/control.in: Depend on gnome-session to ensure we have the
    session files for GNOME (LP: #1284417)
 -- Tim Lunn <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:28:32 +1000

Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Chris Halse Rogers (raof) wrote : Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gnome-shell has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

Changed in ubuntu-gnome:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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